Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures
About 90 percent of the world's nearly 200 sovereign states have national legislatures or parliaments. With the spread of democracy and the rise of multiparty political systems, these bodies are playing larger roles in government. Increasingly...
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okr-10986-113362021-04-23T14:02:55Z Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures Manning, Nick Stapenhurst, Rick ACCOUNTABILITY ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ASSET DECLARATION AUTHORITY BUDGET MATTERS BUDGET PROCESS CABINET CABINETS CASE STUDIES CITIZENS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE HEARINGS CONSENSUS CORRUPTION DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT DEMOCRATIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DONOR ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ELECTIONS EXECUTIVE BRANCH GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY INCOME INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS LAWS LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURES LEGITIMACY LOCAL CONSTITUENTS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MINISTERS NATIONAL INTEREST NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL POLICIES OPPOSITION PARTIES PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS PARLIAMENTARY VOTE PARLIAMENTS POLICY IMPLEMENTATION POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL FORCES POLITICAL PARTIES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTS PRIME MINISTER PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REDUCING POVERTY REPRESENTATIVES SUBNATIONAL LEGISLATURES URBAN AREAS OVERSIGHT LEGISLATURES ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE LEGISLATURES PARLIAMENTS POLICY MAKING LAW MAKERS DECISION MAKING CITIZENS POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GOVERNMENTS LEADERSHIP About 90 percent of the world's nearly 200 sovereign states have national legislatures or parliaments. With the spread of democracy and the rise of multiparty political systems, these bodies are playing larger roles in government. Increasingly, legislatures and their members perform four important functions of governance: o Making policies and laws. Legislatures are representative bodies for collective decisionmaking, working with the executive branch to deliberate policies and make laws. Representing citizens. Legislators give voice to individual citizens, civil society organizations, and business groups, representing the needs of local constituents in policymaking. Overseeing the executive. Legislatures oversee policy implementation by the executive branch, scrutinizing its work and holding it accountable. Recruiting future leaders. Legislatures are stepping stones and training grounds for senior positions in the executive branch. Transcending these formal functions, legislatures also provide an arena where competing political forces can debate and reach consensus on national policies and laws. This note addresses the oversight function because of its significance for government transparency and accountability, and because the Bank has initiated pilot projects to support this function. 2012-08-13T14:47:30Z 2012-08-13T14:47:30Z 2002-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2518042/strengthening-oversight-legislatures http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11336 English PREM Notes; No. 74 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ASSET DECLARATION AUTHORITY BUDGET MATTERS BUDGET PROCESS CABINET CABINETS CASE STUDIES CITIZENS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE HEARINGS CONSENSUS CORRUPTION DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT DEMOCRATIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DONOR ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ELECTIONS EXECUTIVE BRANCH GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY INCOME INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS LAWS LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURES LEGITIMACY LOCAL CONSTITUENTS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MINISTERS NATIONAL INTEREST NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL POLICIES OPPOSITION PARTIES PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS PARLIAMENTARY VOTE PARLIAMENTS POLICY IMPLEMENTATION POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL FORCES POLITICAL PARTIES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTS PRIME MINISTER PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REDUCING POVERTY REPRESENTATIVES SUBNATIONAL LEGISLATURES URBAN AREAS OVERSIGHT LEGISLATURES ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE LEGISLATURES PARLIAMENTS POLICY MAKING LAW MAKERS DECISION MAKING CITIZENS POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GOVERNMENTS LEADERSHIP |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ASSET DECLARATION AUTHORITY BUDGET MATTERS BUDGET PROCESS CABINET CABINETS CASE STUDIES CITIZENS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE HEARINGS CONSENSUS CORRUPTION DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT DEMOCRATIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DONOR ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ELECTIONS EXECUTIVE BRANCH GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY INCOME INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS LAWS LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURES LEGITIMACY LOCAL CONSTITUENTS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MINISTERS NATIONAL INTEREST NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL POLICIES OPPOSITION PARTIES PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS PARLIAMENTARY VOTE PARLIAMENTS POLICY IMPLEMENTATION POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL FORCES POLITICAL PARTIES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTS PRIME MINISTER PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REDUCING POVERTY REPRESENTATIVES SUBNATIONAL LEGISLATURES URBAN AREAS OVERSIGHT LEGISLATURES ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE LEGISLATURES PARLIAMENTS POLICY MAKING LAW MAKERS DECISION MAKING CITIZENS POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GOVERNMENTS LEADERSHIP Manning, Nick Stapenhurst, Rick Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures |
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About 90 percent of the world's
nearly 200 sovereign states have national legislatures or
parliaments. With the spread of democracy and the rise of
multiparty political systems, these bodies are playing
larger roles in government. Increasingly, legislatures and
their members perform four important functions of
governance: o Making policies and laws. Legislatures are
representative bodies for collective decisionmaking, working
with the executive branch to deliberate policies and make
laws. Representing citizens. Legislators give voice to
individual citizens, civil society organizations, and
business groups, representing the needs of local
constituents in policymaking. Overseeing the executive.
Legislatures oversee policy implementation by the executive
branch, scrutinizing its work and holding it accountable.
Recruiting future leaders. Legislatures are stepping stones
and training grounds for senior positions in the executive
branch. Transcending these formal functions, legislatures
also provide an arena where competing political forces can
debate and reach consensus on national policies and laws.
This note addresses the oversight function because of its
significance for government transparency and accountability,
and because the Bank has initiated pilot projects to support
this function. |
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Manning, Nick Stapenhurst, Rick |
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Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures |
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Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures |
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Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures |
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Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures |
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Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures |
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strengthening oversight by legislatures |
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2012 |
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