1st Edition
Parliamentary Oversight Tools A Comparative Analysis
196 Pages
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Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book investigates Parliaments’ capacity to oversee government activities, policies and expenditures. Utilising a comparative approach, the book presents a new examination of oversight tools and discusses the conditions under which such tools are employed effectively.
The result of a 9-year collaboration between the authors, this book draws from the findings of survey data collected by the... Read more
Introduction 1. Theoretical foundations for legislative oversight 2. Legisaltive oversight tools 3. Legislative oversight and the quality of democracy 4. Legislative oversight and corruption 5. Legislative oversight in Ghana 6. A strategic interaction model 7. Testing the model—the case of Public Accounts Committees 8. Conclusions
Biography
Riccardo Pelizzo is a parliamentary consultant and research advisor to the World Bank Institute.
Rick Stapenhurst is a parliamentary consultant and research advisor to the World Bank Institute.
