Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures

About 90 percent of the world's nearly 200 sovereign states have national legislatures or parliaments. With the spread of democracy and the rise of multiparty political systems, these bodies are playing larger roles in government. Increasingly...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHORITY BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET PROCESSES CABINET CABINETS CAPACITY BUILDING CASE STUDIES CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CONSTITUTION DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIZATION DONOR ASSISTANCE ELECTIONS EXECUTIVE BRANCH GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY INCOME INTERNATIONAL PEACE LAWS LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURES LEGITIMACY LOCAL CONSTITUENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MINISTERS NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL POLICIES OPPOSITION PARTIES PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY ACCOUNTABILITY PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS PARLIAMENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SYSTEMS POVERTY REDUCTION PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTS PRIME MINISTER PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR REDUCING POVERTY RESEARCH INSTITUTES SUBNATIONAL LEGISLATURES URBAN AREAS LEGISLATION GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE DONORS POLICY MAKING DECISION MAKING POLICY FRAMEWORK LEADERSHIP
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/2489189/strengthening-oversight-legislatures http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9720

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spelling	okr-10986-97202021-04-23T14:02:46Z Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHORITY BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET PROCESSES CABINET CABINETS CAPACITY BUILDING CASE STUDIES CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CONSTITUTION DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIZATION DONOR ASSISTANCE ELECTIONS EXECUTIVE BRANCH GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY INCOME INTERNATIONAL PEACE LAWS LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURES LEGITIMACY LOCAL CONSTITUENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MINISTERS NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL POLICIES OPPOSITION PARTIES PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY ACCOUNTABILITY PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS PARLIAMENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SYSTEMS POVERTY REDUCTION PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTS PRIME MINISTER PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR REDUCING POVERTY RESEARCH INSTITUTES SUBNATIONAL LEGISLATURES URBAN AREAS LEGISLATION GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE DONORS PARLIAMENTS LEGISLATURES POLITICAL SYSTEMS POLICY MAKING DECISION MAKING POLICY FRAMEWORK CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERSHIP NATIONAL POLICIES About 90 percent of the world's nearly 200 sovereign states have national legislatures or parliaments. With the spread of democracy and the rise of multiparty political systems, these bodies are playing larger roles in government. Increasingly, legislatures and their members perform four important functions of governance: Making policies and laws. Legislatures are representative bodies for collective decision-making, working with the executive branch to deliberate policies and make laws. Representing citizens. Legislators give voice to individual citizens, civil society organizations, and business groups, representing the needs of local constituents in policymaking. Overseeing the executive. Legislatures oversee policy implementation by the executive branch, scrutinizing its work and holding it accountable. Recruiting future leaders. Legislatures are stepping stones and training grounds for senior positions in the executive branch. 2012-08-13T09:22:09Z 2012-08-13T09:22:09Z 2003-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/2489189/strengthening-oversight-legislatures http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9720 English Africa Region Findings; No. 230 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHORITY BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET PROCESSES CABINET CABINETS CAPACITY BUILDING CASE STUDIES CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CONSTITUTION DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIZATION DONOR ASSISTANCE ELECTIONS EXECUTIVE BRANCH GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY INCOME INTERNATIONAL PEACE LAWS LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURES LEGITIMACY LOCAL CONSTITUENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MINISTERS NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL POLICIES OPPOSITION PARTIES PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY ACCOUNTABILITY PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS PARLIAMENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SYSTEMS POVERTY REDUCTION PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTS PRIME MINISTER PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR REDUCING POVERTY RESEARCH INSTITUTES SUBNATIONAL LEGISLATURES URBAN AREAS LEGISLATION GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE DONORS PARLIAMENTS LEGISLATURES POLITICAL SYSTEMS POLICY MAKING DECISION MAKING POLICY FRAMEWORK CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERSHIP NATIONAL POLICIES
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHORITY BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET PROCESSES CABINET CABINETS CAPACITY BUILDING CASE STUDIES CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CONSTITUTION DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIZATION DONOR ASSISTANCE ELECTIONS EXECUTIVE BRANCH GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY INCOME INTERNATIONAL PEACE LAWS LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURES LEGITIMACY LOCAL CONSTITUENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MINISTERS NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL POLICIES OPPOSITION PARTIES PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY ACCOUNTABILITY PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS PARLIAMENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SYSTEMS POVERTY REDUCTION PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTS PRIME MINISTER PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR REDUCING POVERTY RESEARCH INSTITUTES SUBNATIONAL LEGISLATURES URBAN AREAS LEGISLATION GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE DONORS PARLIAMENTS LEGISLATURES POLITICAL SYSTEMS POLICY MAKING DECISION MAKING POLICY FRAMEWORK CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERSHIP NATIONAL POLICIES World Bank Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures
relation	Africa Region Findings; No. 230
description	About 90 percent of the world's nearly 200 sovereign states have national legislatures or parliaments. With the spread of democracy and the rise of multiparty political systems, these bodies are playing larger roles in government. Increasingly, legislatures and their members perform four important functions of governance: Making policies and laws. Legislatures are representative bodies for collective decision-making, working with the executive branch to deliberate policies and make laws. Representing citizens. Legislators give voice to individual citizens, civil society organizations, and business groups, representing the needs of local constituents in policymaking. Overseeing the executive. Legislatures oversee policy implementation by the executive branch, scrutinizing its work and holding it accountable. Recruiting future leaders. Legislatures are stepping stones and training grounds for senior positions in the executive branch.
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title	Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures
title_short	Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures
title_full	Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures
title_fullStr	Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures
title_full_unstemmed	Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures
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publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/2489189/strengthening-oversight-legislatures http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9720
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Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures

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