The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption

In most countries, Parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee government and to hold government to account; often, audit institutions, ombuds and anti-corruption agencies report to parliament, as a means of ensuring both their indepe...

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Main Authors:	Stapenhurst, Rick, Johnston, Niall, Pelizzo, Riccardo
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Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSIONS ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES AUTHORITY BAD GOVERNANCE BRIBERY BUDGET CYCLE BUDGETARY PROCESS CANDIDATES CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COALITIONS CODES OF CONDUCT COMBATING CORRUPTION COMPLAINTS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUENTS CONSTITUTIONS CONTROLLING CORRUPTION CORE GOVERNANCE CORRUPT ACTIONS CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION CONTROL CORRUPTION LEGISLATION CORRUPTION SURVEYS CRIMINAL LAW CRISES CURBING CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE DISCRETION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL COMPETITION ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTORATE EMBEZZLEMENT ENACTMENT ETHICAL BEHAVIOR EXPENDITURE FAIR ELECTIONS FIGHTING CORRUPTION FINANCIAL CONTROL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FRAUD GLOBAL GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT ETHICS GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT SECTOR HOUSE OF COMMONS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INDEPENDENT MEDIA INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIARY LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE BODIES LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE POWER LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGITIMACY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MINISTERS MONEY LAUNDERING MP NATIONAL BUDGET NATIONAL CHAPTERS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONS NEPOTISM NONGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS OPPOSITION PARTIES OVERSIGHT PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES PARLIAMENTARY ETHICS PARLIAMENTARY FORUMS PARLIAMENTARY INVOLVEMENT PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK PARLIAMENTARY NETWORKS PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICES PARLIAMENTARY STAFF PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM PARLIAMENTS PARTY AFFILIATION PAYOFFS PENALTIES PETTY CORRUPTION POLICY MAKING POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL FINANCING POLITICAL FUNDING POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICIANS PROSECUTION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SUBSIDIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REPRESENTATIVES SANCTIONS SELECT COMMITTEE SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL JUSTICE STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE POLITICS TRANSPARENCY
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spelling	okr-10986-71062021-04-23T14:02:27Z The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption Stapenhurst, Rick Johnston, Niall Pelizzo, Riccardo ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSIONS ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES AUTHORITY BAD GOVERNANCE BRIBERY BUDGET CYCLE BUDGETARY PROCESS CANDIDATES CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COALITIONS CODES OF CONDUCT COMBATING CORRUPTION COMPLAINTS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUENTS CONSTITUTIONS CONTROLLING CORRUPTION CORE GOVERNANCE CORRUPT ACTIONS CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION CONTROL CORRUPTION LEGISLATION CORRUPTION SURVEYS CRIMINAL LAW CRISES CURBING CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE DISCRETION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL COMPETITION ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTORATE EMBEZZLEMENT ENACTMENT ETHICAL BEHAVIOR EXPENDITURE FAIR ELECTIONS FIGHTING CORRUPTION FINANCIAL CONTROL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FRAUD GLOBAL GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT ETHICS GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT SECTOR HOUSE OF COMMONS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INDEPENDENT MEDIA INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIARY LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE BODIES LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE POWER LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGITIMACY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MINISTERS MONEY LAUNDERING MP NATIONAL BUDGET NATIONAL CHAPTERS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONS NEPOTISM NONGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS OPPOSITION PARTIES OVERSIGHT PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES PARLIAMENTARY ETHICS PARLIAMENTARY FORUMS PARLIAMENTARY INVOLVEMENT PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK PARLIAMENTARY NETWORKS PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICES PARLIAMENTARY STAFF PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM PARLIAMENTS PARTY AFFILIATION PAYOFFS PENALTIES PETTY CORRUPTION POLICY MAKING POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL FINANCING POLITICAL FUNDING POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICIANS PROSECUTION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SUBSIDIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REPRESENTATIVES SANCTIONS SELECT COMMITTEE SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL JUSTICE STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE POLITICS TRANSPARENCY In most countries, Parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee government and to hold government to account; often, audit institutions, ombuds and anti-corruption agencies report to parliament, as a means of ensuring both their independence from government and reinforcing parliament's position at the apex of accountability institutions. At the same time, parliaments can also play a key role in promoting accountability, through constituency outreach, public hearings, and parliamentary commissions. 2012-06-05T15:16:32Z 2012-06-05T15:16:32Z 2006 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/7046061/role-parliaments-curbing-corruption 978-0-8213-6723-0 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7106 English en_US WBI Development Studies CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic	ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSIONS ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES AUTHORITY BAD GOVERNANCE BRIBERY BUDGET CYCLE BUDGETARY PROCESS CANDIDATES CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COALITIONS CODES OF CONDUCT COMBATING CORRUPTION COMPLAINTS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUENTS CONSTITUTIONS CONTROLLING CORRUPTION CORE GOVERNANCE CORRUPT ACTIONS CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION CONTROL CORRUPTION LEGISLATION CORRUPTION SURVEYS CRIMINAL LAW CRISES CURBING CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE DISCRETION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL COMPETITION ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTORATE EMBEZZLEMENT ENACTMENT ETHICAL BEHAVIOR EXPENDITURE FAIR ELECTIONS FIGHTING CORRUPTION FINANCIAL CONTROL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FRAUD GLOBAL GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT ETHICS GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT SECTOR HOUSE OF COMMONS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INDEPENDENT MEDIA INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIARY LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE BODIES LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE POWER LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGITIMACY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MINISTERS MONEY LAUNDERING MP NATIONAL BUDGET NATIONAL CHAPTERS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONS NEPOTISM NONGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS OPPOSITION PARTIES OVERSIGHT PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES PARLIAMENTARY ETHICS PARLIAMENTARY FORUMS PARLIAMENTARY INVOLVEMENT PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK PARLIAMENTARY NETWORKS PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICES PARLIAMENTARY STAFF PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM PARLIAMENTS PARTY AFFILIATION PAYOFFS PENALTIES PETTY CORRUPTION POLICY MAKING POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL FINANCING POLITICAL FUNDING POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICIANS PROSECUTION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SUBSIDIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REPRESENTATIVES SANCTIONS SELECT COMMITTEE SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL JUSTICE STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE POLITICS TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle	ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSIONS ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES AUTHORITY BAD GOVERNANCE BRIBERY BUDGET CYCLE BUDGETARY PROCESS CANDIDATES CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COALITIONS CODES OF CONDUCT COMBATING CORRUPTION COMPLAINTS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUENTS CONSTITUTIONS CONTROLLING CORRUPTION CORE GOVERNANCE CORRUPT ACTIONS CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION CONTROL CORRUPTION LEGISLATION CORRUPTION SURVEYS CRIMINAL LAW CRISES CURBING CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE DISCRETION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL COMPETITION ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTORATE EMBEZZLEMENT ENACTMENT ETHICAL BEHAVIOR EXPENDITURE FAIR ELECTIONS FIGHTING CORRUPTION FINANCIAL CONTROL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FRAUD GLOBAL GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT ETHICS GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT SECTOR HOUSE OF COMMONS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INDEPENDENT MEDIA INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIARY LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE BODIES LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE POWER LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGITIMACY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MINISTERS MONEY LAUNDERING MP NATIONAL BUDGET NATIONAL CHAPTERS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONS NEPOTISM NONGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS OPPOSITION PARTIES OVERSIGHT PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES PARLIAMENTARY ETHICS PARLIAMENTARY FORUMS PARLIAMENTARY INVOLVEMENT PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK PARLIAMENTARY NETWORKS PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICES PARLIAMENTARY STAFF PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM PARLIAMENTS PARTY AFFILIATION PAYOFFS PENALTIES PETTY CORRUPTION POLICY MAKING POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL FINANCING POLITICAL FUNDING POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICIANS PROSECUTION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SUBSIDIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REPRESENTATIVES SANCTIONS SELECT COMMITTEE SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL JUSTICE STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE POLITICS TRANSPARENCY Stapenhurst, Rick Johnston, Niall Pelizzo, Riccardo The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption
relation	WBI Development Studies
description	In most countries, Parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee government and to hold government to account; often, audit institutions, ombuds and anti-corruption agencies report to parliament, as a means of ensuring both their independence from government and reinforcing parliament's position at the apex of accountability institutions. At the same time, parliaments can also play a key role in promoting accountability, through constituency outreach, public hearings, and parliamentary commissions.
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author	Stapenhurst, Rick Johnston, Niall Pelizzo, Riccardo
author_facet	Stapenhurst, Rick Johnston, Niall Pelizzo, Riccardo
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title	The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption
title_short	The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption
title_full	The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption
title_fullStr	The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption
title_full_unstemmed	The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption
title_sort	role of parliaments in curbing corruption
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/7046061/role-parliaments-curbing-corruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7106
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The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption

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