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" The role of parliament in curbing corruption / "
edited by Rick Stapenhurst, Niall Johnson, Riccardo Pelizzo.
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963345
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The role of parliament in curbing corruption /\ edited by Rick Stapenhurst, Niall Johnson, Riccardo Pelizzo.
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Washington, D.C. :: World Bank,, ©2006.
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WBI development studies
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1 online resource (xii, 263 pages) :: illustrations
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0821367234
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0821367234
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9780821367230
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Parliamentarians fighting corruption / Rick Stapenhurst, Martin Ulrich, and Severin Strohal -- Corruption : a key challenge for development / Daniel Kaufmann and Phyllis Dininio -- On the political nature of corruption : institutions matter / Daniel Lederman, Norman V. Loayza, and Rodrigo R. Soares -- Political will / Sahr Kpundeh and Phyllis Dininio -- Parliament and anti-corruption legislation / Jeremy Pope -- Case study on the role of Parliament in the fight against corruption : the case of the Kenyan Parliament / Fred Matiangi -- Effective financial scrutiny / Joachim Wehner -- Case study on the performance of public accounts committees : a review of the Canadian PAC, 37th Parliament / Martin Ulrich -- Parliament and supreme audit institutions / Rick Stapenhurst and Jack Titsworth -- The role of the media in curbing corruption / Rod Macdonell and Melica Pesic -- Case study on the role of Parliament and the media in the fight against corruption / John Smith -- Anti-corruption commissions / John Heilbrunn -- Case sutdy : the European Parliaments's role in the resignation oft the Santer Commission / Katia Stasinopoulou -- Building coalitions : parliaments, civil society, and corruption control / Michael Johnston -- Political parties / Riccardo Pelizzo -- Party political funding / Michael Pinto-Duschinsky -- Legislative ethics and codes of conduct / Rick Stapenhurst and Riccardo Pelizzo -- Case study of the House Of Commons : how can Parliamentary codes and registers of member's interests help? / Sir Philip Mawer -- Building Parliamentary networks / John Williams.
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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. This title will be of interest to parliamentarians and parliamentary staff, developm.
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Economic development.
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Legislative bodies-- Developing countries.
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Political corruption-- Developing countries-- Prevention.
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Economic development.
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Ekonomisk utveckling.
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Korruption-- U-länder-- prevention.
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Lagstiftande makt-- U-länder.
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Legislative bodies.
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Political corruption-- Prevention.
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Politisk korruption.
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TRUE CRIME-- General.
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Developing countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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364.1/323091724
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JF1525.C66R65 2006eb
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Johnston, Niall,1961-
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Pelizzo, Riccardo.
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Stapenhurst, Rick.
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