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Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures

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dc.contributor.authorStapenhurst, Rick
dc.contributor.authorManning, Nick
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T14:47:30Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T14:47:30Z
dc.date.issued2002-10
dc.description.abstractAbout 90 percent of the world's nearly 200 sovereign states have national legislatures or parliaments. With the spread of democracy and the rise of multiparty political systems, these bodies are playing larger roles in government. Increasingly, legislatures and their members perform four important functions of governance: o Making policies and laws. Legislatures are representative bodies for collective decisionmaking, working with the executive branch to deliberate policies and make laws. Representing citizens. Legislators give voice to individual citizens, civil society organizations, and business groups, representing the needs of local constituents in policymaking. Overseeing the executive. Legislatures oversee policy implementation by the executive branch, scrutinizing its work and holding it accountable. Recruiting future leaders. Legislatures are stepping stones and training grounds for senior positions in the executive branch. Transcending these formal functions, legislatures also provide an arena where competing political forces can debate and reach consensus on national policies and laws. This note addresses the oversight function because of its significance for government transparency and accountability, and because the Bank has initiated pilot projects to support this function.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2518042/strengthening-oversight-legislatures
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11336
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11336
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPREM Notes; No. 74
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectASSET DECLARATION
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectBUDGET MATTERS
dc.subjectBUDGET PROCESS
dc.subjectCABINET
dc.subjectCABINETS
dc.subjectCASE STUDIES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE HEARINGS
dc.subjectCONSENSUS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIZATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDONOR ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE BRANCH
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGAL REFORM
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectLEGISLATORS
dc.subjectLEGISLATURE
dc.subjectLEGISLATURES
dc.subjectLEGITIMACY
dc.subjectLOCAL CONSTITUENTS
dc.subjectMEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
dc.subjectMINISTERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL INTEREST
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEGISLATURES
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectOPPOSITION PARTIES
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARIANS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY NETWORK
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY VOTE
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL FORCES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPRESIDENCY
dc.subjectPRESIDENTS
dc.subjectPRIME MINISTER
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEARINGS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREPRESENTATIVES
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL LEGISLATURES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectLEGISLATURES
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectLEGISLATURES
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKING
dc.subjectLAW MAKERS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.titleStrengthening Oversight by Legislaturesen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2518042/strengthening-oversight-legislatures
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.report26748
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okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicGovernance::Parliamentary Government
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.unitOffice of VP & Head of Network (PRMVP)
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