Legislative Oversight and Budgeting : A World Perspective

Legislative Oversight and Budgeting : A World Perspective

Effective legislatures are fundamental to promoting good governance and are a critical component in a country's overall governance framework. Although differences exist across government systems, legislatures, through their constitutional mand...

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Main Authors:	Stapenhurst, Rick, Pelizzo, Riccardo, Olson, David M., von Trapp, Lisa
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABUSES ABUSES OF POWER ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AUDITING AUDITORS BUDGET COMMITTEES BUDGET CYCLE BUDGET INFORMATION BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET PROJECT BUDGET RESEARCH BUDGETING BUREAUCRACY CAPACITY BUILDING CBO CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CODES OF CONDUCT COLLABORATION COMMITTEE HEARINGS CONSENSUS CONTRIBUTION CORRUPTION CREDIBILITY DATA ANALYSIS DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEMOCRATIC REGIMES DEMOCRATIZATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ELECTIONS ETHICS EXECUTIVE BRANCH FIGURES FINANCIAL POLICY FLEXIBILITY FULL PARTICIPATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE PROGRAM GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GUINEABISSAU HOUSE OF COMMONS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL INCENTIVES INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INVESTIGATION LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATORS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME LOW-INCOME GROUP MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENTS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY MONIES NATIONAL BUDGET NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS NEGOTIATIONS PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS PARLIAMENTS PARTY DISCIPLINE POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKING POLITICAL CONDITIONS POLITICAL DYNAMICS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL RIGHTS POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICAL SYSTEMS POVERTY REDUCTION PROBABILITY PROCUREMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC MONIES PUBLIC POLICY RECONSTRUCTION REGRESSION ANALYSES REPRESENTATIVES RESPONSIBILITIES RULE OF LAW SALE SCHOLARSHIP SELECT COMMITTEES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TRANSPARENCY WORTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9880820/legislative-oversight-budgeting-world-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6547

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Summary:	Effective legislatures are fundamental to promoting good governance and are a critical component in a country's overall governance framework. Although differences exist across government systems, legislatures, through their constitutional mandates, fulfill three core functions: representation, lawmaking, and oversight. Governance goals of greater accountability, transparency, and participation are directly related to these three functions. Legislative oversight in particular seeks to ensure that the executive and its agencies, or those to whom authority is delegated, remain responsive and accountable. This volume looks at oversight as a continuous and ongoing cycle. Legislatures may examine government policies as they are being developed or work to ensure that programs are implemented and administered efficiently, effectively, and in a manner consistent with legislative intent. In addition, this book highlights the important opportunities provided for oversight during the budget cycle. At the same time, the authors recognize the many factors and incentives legislators face that may assist or impede them in playing their oversight role.

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