Stapenhurst, RickJohnston, NiallPelizzo, Riccardo2012-06-052012-06-052006978-0-8213-6723-0https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7106In most countries, Parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee government and to hold government to account; often, audit institutions, ombuds and anti-corruption agencies report to parliament, as a means of ensuring both their independence from government and reinforcing parliament's position at the apex of accountability institutions. At the same time, parliaments can also play a key role in promoting accountability, through constituency outreach, public hearings, and parliamentary commissions.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTIONANTI-CORRUPTIONANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGYANTICORRUPTIONANTICORRUPTION COMMISSIONSANTICORRUPTION MEASURESAUTHORITYBAD GOVERNANCEBRIBERYBUDGET CYCLEBUDGETARY PROCESSCANDIDATESCITIZENSCIVIL LIBERTIESCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOALITIONSCODES OF CONDUCTCOMBATING CORRUPTIONCOMPLAINTSCONFLICTS OF INTERESTCONSENSUSCONSTITUENCYCONSTITUENTSCONSTITUTIONSCONTROLLING CORRUPTIONCORE GOVERNANCECORRUPT ACTIONSCORRUPT ACTSCORRUPT OFFICIALSCORRUPT PRACTICESCORRUPTION CONTROLCORRUPTION LEGISLATIONCORRUPTION SURVEYSCRIMINAL LAWCRISESCURBING CORRUPTIONDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION MAKINGDEMOCRACIESDEMOCRACYDISCLOSUREDISCRETIONDISTRICTSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEFFECTIVE PARTICIPATIONELECTIONELECTIONSELECTORAL COMPETITIONELECTORAL PROCESSELECTORATEEMBEZZLEMENTENACTMENTETHICAL BEHAVIOREXPENDITUREFAIR ELECTIONSFIGHTING CORRUPTIONFINANCIAL CONTROLFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL RESOURCESFRAUDGLOBAL GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE INITIATIVESGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITYGOVERNMENT ETHICSGOVERNMENT LEVELGOVERNMENT SECTORHOUSE OF COMMONSHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RIGHTSIMPROVING GOVERNANCEINDEPENDENT MEDIAINSTITUTIONALIZATIONINTEGRITYINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL INITIATIVESINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINVESTIGATIONSJUDICIARYLAW ENFORCEMENTLAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGISLATIONLEGISLATIVELEGISLATIVE BODIESLEGISLATIVE COMMITTEESLEGISLATIVE POWERLEGISLATORSLEGISLATURELEGITIMACYMEMBERS OF PARLIAMENTMINISTERSMONEY LAUNDERINGMPNATIONAL BUDGETNATIONAL CHAPTERSNATIONAL LEVELNATIONSNEPOTISMNONGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONSOPPOSITION PARTIESOVERSIGHTPARLIAMENTPARLIAMENTARIANPARLIAMENTARIANSPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEESPARLIAMENTARY ETHICSPARLIAMENTARY FORUMSPARLIAMENTARY INVOLVEMENTPARLIAMENTARY NETWORKPARLIAMENTARY NETWORKSPARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHTPARLIAMENTARY PRACTICEPARLIAMENTARY PRACTICESPARLIAMENTARY STAFFPARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMPARLIAMENTSPARTY AFFILIATIONPAYOFFSPENALTIESPETTY CORRUPTIONPOLICY MAKINGPOLITICAL CAMPAIGNSPOLITICAL CORRUPTIONPOLITICAL FINANCINGPOLITICAL FUNDINGPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONSPOLITICAL PARTIESPOLITICAL PARTYPOLITICIANSPROSECUTIONPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC GOVERNANCEPUBLIC HEARINGSPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVANTSPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SUBSIDIESREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSREPRESENTATIVESSANCTIONSSELECT COMMITTEESOCIAL ACTIONSOCIAL JUSTICESTATE INSTITUTIONSSTATE POLITICSTRANSPARENCYWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6723-0