Tools for Legislative Oversight: An Empirical Investigation

Tools for Legislative Oversight: An Empirical Investigation

Parliaments are the institutions through which governments are held accountable to the electorate. They have a wide range of tools with which to carry out this oversight function, but until recently little analysis had been undertaken on the charac...

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Main Authors: Pelizzo, Riuccardo, Stapenhurst, Frederick C.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:
ACCOUNTABILITY
COMMITTEE HEARINGS
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
ELECTORATE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
GOOD GOVERNANCE
HIGH INCOME
HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
LAWS
LEGISLATORS
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
NATIONAL INCOME
NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS
PARLIAMENT
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL RIGHTS
REPRESENTATIVES
DEMOCRACIES
DEMOCRATIC REGIMES ACCOUNTABILITY
MIDDLE INCOME
PARLIAMENTARIANS
PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL
PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS
PARLIAMENTS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14143

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