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Strengthening Legislatures : Implications from Industrial Countries

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dc.contributor.authorMessick, Richard E.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T14:50:28Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T14:50:28Z
dc.date.issued2002-03
dc.description.abstractWith more developing and post-communist states embracing democracy, improving the performance of their congresses, parliaments, and other legislative assemblies has become a must. These bodies make laws, hold the executive branch accountable, and represent citizen interests. Good governance demands that each of these tasks be done well. Thus aid agencies have begun supporting programs that train legislators and their staff, provide computers and buildings, and otherwise strengthen the legislative branch of government. But while some programs have succeeded, the overall results have been disappointing. One reason is that many programs have ignored a key principle of public sector reform: success requires changing the incentives facing public officials (World Bank 2000). More effective legislative aid programs will require donors to understand what motivates legislators and how those incentives can be altered. This note surveys the main factors shaping incentives for legislators in industrial countries and suggests how these factors can inform legislative reform in developing and transition economies.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/2011708/strengthening-legislatures-implications-industrial-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11354
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11354
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPREM Notes; No. 63
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectCABINET
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCOMMITTEE MEETINGS
dc.subjectCOMMUNIST
dc.subjectCONSTITUTIONALISM
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIZATION
dc.subjectELECTION
dc.subjectELECTORATE
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE AGENCIES
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE BRANCH
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectHOUSE OF REVIEW
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEGAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE REFORM
dc.subjectLEGISLATORS
dc.subjectLEGISLATURE
dc.subjectLEGISLATURES
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
dc.subjectMINISTERS
dc.subjectOPPOSITION PARTIES
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPRESIDENCY
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INTEREST
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectSENATE
dc.subjectSEPARATION OF POWERS
dc.subjectSTANDING ORDERS
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectVOTING LAW REFORM
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE BODIES
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectOPPOSITION LEADERS
dc.subjectSTAFF TRAINING
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectAUTONOMY
dc.subjectSEPARATION OF POWERS
dc.subjectCANDIDATES
dc.subjectCAMPAIGN FUNDS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM
dc.subjectCOMMITTEES
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE PROCESS
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPARTY FACTIONS
dc.subjectPARTY POSITIONS
dc.subjectPARTY AFFILIATION
dc.titleStrengthening Legislatures : Implications from Industrial Countriesen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:20:38.583505Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/2011708/strengthening-legislatures-implications-industrial-countries
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid916761468322172163
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082f5fb17_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2011708
okr.identifier.report24849
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/10/04/000094946_02092504034380/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicGovernment Policies
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicGovernance::Parliamentary Government
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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