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Jamaica : Parliamentary Oversight of Public Finances--An Institutional Review

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-14T20:06:02Z
dc.date.available2013-11-14T20:06:02Z
dc.date.issued2013-06-10
dc.description.abstractSound legislative oversight of public finances is crucial to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of public spending. All national governments, and particularly those that are accountable to their citizens through free elections and the voice of civil society, are concerned with the efficiency and efficacy of public finances. More broadly, well-functioning parliaments promote good governance; enhance transparency and accountability, including for public expenditures and their results; widen public discourse on national priorities and options; and build better partnerships between officials and representatives and their electorate. In all this, those among the citizenry with the least have the most to gain. This report responds to a request from the Government of Jamaica to review the structure and capacity of the Parliament of Jamaica to undertake its constitutional role with respect to oversight of the nation's public finances. Jamaica's Parliament is the country's supreme legislative body, consisting of an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate (Upper House), as well as the Queen or her representative, as the ceremonial head, and the Governor General. The Government of Jamaica has amended various legislations to adopt a Fiscal Responsibility Framework (FRF). The FRF includes specific fiscal targets as well as provisions to include the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and public service control over expenditures and lending.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18063967/jamaica-parliamentary-oversight-public-finances-institutional-review
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/16261
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16261
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAMENDMENT
dc.subjectAPPROPRIATION BILL
dc.subjectAPPROPRIATIONS
dc.subjectAUDITOR
dc.subjectBACKBENCHERS
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICES
dc.subjectBILLS
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSULTATIONS
dc.subjectBUDGET EXECUTION
dc.subjectBUDGET PROCESS
dc.subjectBUDGET REVIEW
dc.subjectBUDGETING
dc.subjectCABINET
dc.subjectCABINET APPROVAL
dc.subjectCASTING VOTE
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVANTS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCLAUSES
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE MEETINGS
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE MEMBERS
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE OFFICE
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE REPORT
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE REPORTS
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE SCRUTINY
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE STAGE
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONFLICT OF INTEREST
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCIES
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCY
dc.subjectCONSTITUENTS
dc.subjectCONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCREDIBILITY
dc.subjectDEBATE
dc.subjectDEBT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDEED
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDRAFT BILL
dc.subjectELECTION
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectELECTORAL COMMISSION
dc.subjectELECTORATE
dc.subjectEMERGENCY LEGISLATION
dc.subjectENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectETHICS
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE AGENCIES
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE BRANCH
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL STATEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFISCAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subjectFISCAL TRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AMENDMENTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BACKBENCHERS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BILLS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT LEGISLATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectGOVERNOR
dc.subjectHANSARD
dc.subjectHOLD HEARINGS
dc.subjectHOUSE COMMITTEE
dc.subjectHOUSE OF COMMONS
dc.subjectHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
dc.subjectHOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINDEPENDENT MEMBERS
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTEGRITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINVESTIGATIONS
dc.subjectJOINT COMMITTEE
dc.subjectJOINT COMMITTEES
dc.subjectJOINT SELECT COMMITTEE
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectLAWMAKING
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLAWYERS
dc.subjectLEADER OF THE OPPOSITION
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEGISLATIONS
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE BODY
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE PROCESS
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY
dc.subjectLEGISLATOR
dc.subjectLEGISLATURES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF DEBT
dc.subjectLIAISON COMMITTEE
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLOWER HOUSE
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
dc.subjectMINISTER OF FINANCE
dc.subjectMINISTERS
dc.subjectMINISTERS OF STATE
dc.subjectMONARCH
dc.subjectMONETARY FUND
dc.subjectMP
dc.subjectNATIONAL ASSEMBLY
dc.subjectNATIONAL BUDGET
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEGISLATURE
dc.subjectORAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectPARLIAMENT
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARIANS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY STAFF
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPRESIDING OFFICER
dc.subjectPRESIDING OFFICERS
dc.subjectPRIME MINISTER
dc.subjectPRIVATE BILLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVILEGES COMMITTEE
dc.subjectPROCEEDINGS
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROGRAMMING OF LEGISLATION
dc.subjectPROVISIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LEGISLATION
dc.subjectQUEEN
dc.subjectREFERENDUM
dc.subjectREPRESENTATIONAL ROLE
dc.subjectREPRESENTATIVES
dc.subjectRESERVE
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectROLE OF PARLIAMENT
dc.subjectROYAL ASSENT
dc.subjectRULES OF PROCEDURE
dc.subjectSCRUTINY OF LEGISLATION
dc.subjectSECOND READING
dc.subjectSELECT COMMITTEE
dc.subjectSELECT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
dc.subjectSELECT COMMITTEES
dc.subjectSENATE COMMITTEES
dc.subjectSENATORS
dc.subjectSTANDING COMMITTEE
dc.subjectSTANDING COMMITTEES
dc.subjectSTANDING ORDER
dc.subjectSTANDING ORDERS
dc.subjectSUFFRAGE
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTREASURY
dc.subjectUNDER STANDING ORDER
dc.subjectUPPER HOUSE
dc.subjectWRITTEN QUESTIONS
dc.titleJamaica : Parliamentary Oversight of Public Finances--An Institutional Reviewen
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okr.date.disclosure2013-08-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T12:18:46.118631Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Institutional and Governance Review (IGR)
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18063967/jamaica-parliamentary-oversight-public-finances-institutional-review
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid203581468263074858
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000445729_20130801110949
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18063967
okr.identifier.reportACS3596
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/08/01/000445729_20130801110949/Rendered/PDF/ACS35960ESW0gr0Box0379792B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryJamaica
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Administrative and civil service reform
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Decentralization
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Tax policy and administration
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Other accountability/anti-corruption
okr.themeRule of law :: Legal institutions for a market economy
okr.topicGovernance::Legislation
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics
okr.topicGovernance::Parliamentary Government
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitFinancial Management (LCSFM)
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