Parliament's Role in Poverty Reduction Strategies

Parliaments play a crucial role in improving governance and public service delivery. Those countries with strong parliamentary oversight have been able to shape policy directions and priorities. This article explores the growing role of parliaments...

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Main Authors:	Kroon, Cindy, Stapenhurst, Rick
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITIES ACCOUNTABILITY AUDITING BASIC EDUCATION BEST PRACTICES BUDGET CYCLE CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENTS COUNTRY SPECIFIC DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BRIEFS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICY EXECUTIVE BRANCH IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEGISLATION LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MIDDLE EAST MINISTER MP PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES PARLIAMENTARY INVOLVEMENT PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT PARLIAMENTS PARTICIPATORY PROCESS POLICY CHANGES POLICY PROCESS POLITICAL DEBATE POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POLICY POVERTY OUTCOMES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS PRO-POOR PROGRAMS PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES RURAL DEVELOPMENT SANCTION SERVICE DELIVERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SOCIAL POLICIES STANDING COMMITTEES TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9731529/parliaments-role-poverty-reduction-strategies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9517

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Summary:	Parliaments play a crucial role in improving governance and public service delivery. Those countries with strong parliamentary oversight have been able to shape policy directions and priorities. This article explores the growing role of parliaments in crafting poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) since the process was first launched in 1999. Although the parliaments of many developing countries still have a long way to go before they will maximize their ability to strengthen the outcomes from country-level poverty reduction strategies (PRSs), the first decade of the poverty reduction strategy process has produced some important examples of the ways that parliaments can get involved, shape the debate, and learn from the experiences of legislatures in other countries. The cases of Tanzania and Malawi illustrate how parliamentary committees and parliaments can develop in terms of policy leverage and leadership.

Parliament's Role in Poverty Reduction Strategies

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