In most countries, parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee government and to hold government to account; often, audit institutions, ombuds and anti-corruption agencies report to parliament, as a means of ensuring both their independence from government and reinforcing parliament's position at the apex of accountability institutions. At the same time, parliaments can also play a key role in promoting accountability, through constituency outreach, public hearings, and parliamentary commissions. This title will be of interest to parliamentarians and parliamentary staff,...
In most countries, parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee government and to hold government to account; often, audit institutions, ...
In most countries, parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee and hold government to account. In light of the increased focus on good governance, academics and legislative strengthening practitioners are re-examining parliament's oversight function with a view to increasing public financial accountability, curbing corruption, and contributing to poverty reduction. This volume brings together research from many different perspectives and many different legislative settings worldwide. As the country case studies in section III demonstrate, the accountability mechanisms or...
In most countries, parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee and hold government to account. In light of the increased focus on good g...
The purpose of the book is to investigate parliaments capacity to oversee government activities, policies and budget legislation. By analysing the survey data that the World Bank Institute in collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union collected from 120 parliaments, Staphenhurst and Pelizzo show what tools are available to parliaments worldwide, which tools are more or less common, how oversight capacity can be estimated, how oversight capacity is related to other institutional and constitutional factors. In addition to discussing the conditions under which oversight capacity is...
The purpose of the book is to investigate parliaments capacity to oversee government activities, policies and budget legislation. By analysing the ...
This book investigates parliaments' role in curbing corruption. In addition to discussing the definition, causes, and costs of corruption and the role that parliaments have in reducing corruption, the authors consider contemporary issues that parliamentarians - and others - need to be aware of. These include the importance of broad-based coalitions to fight corruption and networking at the country, regional and global level, the importance - and difficulties - of establishing parliamentary codes of ethics/conduct, legislative oversight tools and mechanisms, and regional/international...
This book investigates parliaments' role in curbing corruption. In addition to discussing the definition, causes, and costs of corruption and the r...
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.
Utilising a comparative approach, this text presents an examination of oversight tools & discusses the conditions under which such tools are employed ...
