Publication: Parliament's Role in Poverty Reduction Strategies
Date
2008-05
ISSN
Published
2008-05
Author(s)
Kroon, Cindy
Stapenhurst, Rick
Abstract
Parliaments play a crucial role in
improving governance and public service delivery. Those
countries with strong parliamentary oversight have been able
to shape policy directions and priorities. This article
explores the growing role of parliaments in crafting poverty
reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) since the process was
first launched in 1999. Although the parliaments of many
developing countries still have a long way to go before they
will maximize their ability to strengthen the outcomes from
country-level poverty reduction strategies (PRSs), the first
decade of the poverty reduction strategy process has
produced some important examples of the ways that
parliaments can get involved, shape the debate, and learn
from the experiences of legislatures in other countries. The
cases of Tanzania and Malawi illustrate how parliamentary
committees and parliaments can develop in terms of policy
leverage and leadership.
Citation
“Kroon, Cindy; Stapenhurst, Rick. 2008. Parliament's Role in Poverty Reduction Strategies. Capacity Development Briefs; No. 26. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/6359e551-9e56-550c-890e-967ca556dbaf License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”