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Parliamentary Oversight Tools

A Comparative Analysis

By: Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst

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Parliamentary Oversight Tools

A Comparative Analysis

By: Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst

This book investigates Parliaments’ capacity to oversee government activities, policies and expenditures. Utilising a comparative approach, the book presents a new examination of oversight tools and discusses the conditions under which such tools are employed effectively. The result of a 9-year collaboration between the authors, this book draws from the findings of survey data collected by the World Bank Institute and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, analysing information from 120 parliaments. The book represents a rigorous attempt to test whether international organizations are correct in claiming that the quality of democracy and good governance can be improved by strengthening the oversight capacity of legislatures. It discusses the tools available to parliaments worldwide, and taking a comparative approach considers which tools are more or less common, how oversight capacity can be estimated, how oversight capacity is related to other institutional and constitutional factors, and above all what ensures that oversight tools are used effectively. This analysis reveals that while the quality of democracy and good governance benefit from effective oversight, oversight effectiveness cannot be reduced to oversight capacity. The book urges policy makers and reformers to change their approach from strengthening capacity to securing that the capacity is put to good use. Parliamentary Oversight Tools will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners of legislative politics and governance.

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Routledge

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1136517243

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The Culture of Accountability

A Democratic Virtue

By: Gianfranco Pasquino,Riccardo Pelizzo

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The Culture of Accountability

A Democratic Virtue

By: Gianfranco Pasquino,Riccardo Pelizzo

This important book explores the cultural conditions that favour political accountability. It examines the channels through which accountability can be secured and the role that accountability plays in ensuring good governance. In addition to problematizing the notion of accountability, the book suggests that it is the product of three different—albeit, related—processes: taking account of voters’ preferences, keeping account of voters’ preferences, and giving account of one’s performance in office. It further explores the relationship between accountability and political culture by analyzing the relationship between accountability and religion, religious denomination, familism, civicness, secularism and postmaterialism, revealing that the level of accountability is influenced by the diffusion of post-material values and by the level of civicness in a given country. This book will be of key interest to scholars, students, and practitioners in governance, the political economy of institutions and development, democracy, and more broadly to political science, international relations, political theory, comparative politics, sociology, and cultural studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000770877

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Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight

By: Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst

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Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight

By: Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst

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, Pelizzo and Stapenhurst 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 greater, the authors perform some analyses to assess the policy implications of oversight capacity. Specifically, they look at the impact of oversight capacity on the quality of democracy and on the level of good governance.

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128

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Routledge

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1317913221

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Corruption and Legislatures

By: Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst

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Corruption and Legislatures

By: Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst

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 conventions against corruption. Attention will also be given to parliaments and anti-money laundering. Corruption and Legislatures presents a non-technical review of contemporary issues and recent developments in curbing corruption, and concludes with practical advice as to what can be done to ensure more effective parliamentary involvement in curbing corruption.

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1317913167

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Corruption and Legislatures

By: Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst

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By: Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst

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149

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1317913159

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The Culture of Accountability

A Democratic Virtue

By: Gianfranco Pasquino,Riccardo Pelizzo

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A Democratic Virtue

By: Gianfranco Pasquino,Riccardo Pelizzo

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Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight

By: Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst

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Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight

By: Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst

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, Pelizzo and Stapenhurst show what tools are available to parliaments worldwide, which tools are more or less common, how oversight capacity can be estimated, and how oversight capacity is related to other institutional and constitutional factors. In addition to discussing the conditions under which oversight capacity is greater, the authors perform analyses to assess the policy implications of oversight capacity. Specifically, they look at the impact of oversight capacity on the quality of democracy and on the level of good governance.

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Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

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0415730090

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Parliamentary Oversight Tools

Parliamentary Oversight Tools

The Culture of Accountability

The Culture of Accountability

Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight

Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight

Corruption and Legislatures

Corruption and Legislatures

Corruption and Legislatures

Corruption and Legislatures

The Culture of Accountability

The Culture of Accountability

Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight

Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight

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