Includes bibliographical references and index.

Social accountability in Africa : an introduction / Carmen Malena and Mary McNeil -- Participatory budgeting in Fissel, Senegal / Bara Gueye -- Civic participation in policy and budgetary processes in Ilala municipal council, Tanzania / Renatus Kihongo and John Lubuva -- Tracking the Ghana district assemblies common fund / Charles Abbey, Vitus Azeen, and Cuthbert Baba Kuupiel -- Enhancing civil society capacity for advocacy and monitoring : Malawi's poverty reduction strategy budget / Dalitso Kingsley Kubalasa and Limbani Bartholomew Elia Nsapato -- Gender-sensitive and child-friendly budgeting in Zimbabwe / Bob Libert Muchabaiwa -- The Nigeria extractive industries transparency initiative and publish what you pay in Nigeria / Dauda S. Garuba and John G. Ikubaje -- Citizen control of public action : the social watch network in Benin / Cyrille Chabi Eteka and Anne Floquet -- Social accountability in Africa : an analysis / Mary McNeil and Carmen Malena.