A People's Government: The People's Voice : a Review of Public Participation in the Law and Policy-making Process in South Africa (Used)

The European Programme for Reconstruction and Development has as one of its priorities good governance and democratisation. Therefore a Financing Agreement was signed between the South African Speakers' Forum and the European Union in November 1996, know as the Parliamentary Support Programme (PSP). The Programme Management Unit was established early in 1997 to facilitate and co-ordinate the various projects of the PSP with the aim of ensuring good governance and stable democracy by strengthening the role of Parliament and the nine provincial Legislatures. This will enable them to better fulfil their functions of passing legislation, formulating policy, overseeing the executive, facilitating constituency work and engaging in public participation and education.'' --