The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption

Rick Stapenhurst, Niall Johnston and Riccardo Pelizzo

No 7106 in World Bank Publications - Books from The World Bank Group

Abstract: In 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.

Keywords: Governance-Parliamentary; Government; Governance-National; Governance; Corruption; and; Anticorruption; Law; Governance-Governance; Indicators; Public; Sector; Corruption; and; Anticorruption; Measures; Public; Sector; Development; Law; and; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8213-6723-0
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