Parliamentary Oversight Tools: A Comparative Analysis

ISBN-13: 9781138807839 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 196 str.

Riccardo Pelizzo; Frederick Stapenhurst

Opis

Utilising a comparative approach, this text presents an examination of oversight tools & discusses the conditions under which such tools are employed effectively. It draws from the findings of survey data collected by the World Bank Institute & the Inter-Parliamentary Union, analysing information from 120 parliaments.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Theoretical foundations for legislative oversight  2. Legisaltive oversight tools  3. Legislative oversight and the quality of democracy  4. Legislative oversight and corruption  5. Legislative oversight in Ghana  6. A strategic interaction model  7. Testing the model—the case of Public Accounts Committees  8. Conclusions

O autorze

Riccardo Pelizzo is a parliamentary consultant and research advisor to the World Bank Institute.

Rick Stapenhurst is a parliamentary consultant and research advisor to the World Bank Institute.