With growing demands for increased operational efficiency and process improvement in organizations of all sizes, more and more companies are turning to benchmarking as a means of setting goals and mea
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 d
This book investigates parliaments’ role in curbing corruption. In addition to discussing the definition, causes, and costs of corruption and the role that parliaments have in reducing corruption, the
The purpose of the book is to investigate parliaments’ capacity to oversee government activities, policies and budget legislation. By analysing the survey data that the World Bank Institute in collabo
Parliamentary consultants and advisers to the World Bank, Pelizzo and Stapenhurst use data from 2009 to map legislative oversight capacity globally and assess how it has evolved since 2001, when the l
After years of being treated as a taboo subject, the issue of corruption has begun to attract serious attention from the aid donor community.Corruption is, in its simplest terms, the abuse of power mo
Irina Khmelko, Frederick Stapenhurst, and Michael L. Mezey have assembled an authoritative guide to the declining institutional capacities of legislatures around the world. Lessons drawn from these ca
Irina Khmelko, Frederick Stapenhurst, and Michael L. Mezey have assembled an authoritative guide to the declining institutional capacities of legislatures around the world. Lessons drawn from these ca
O'Brien (World Bank Institute's Parliamentary Strengthening Program), Stapenhurst (World Bank Institute's governance team), and Johnston (a former director of programs at the Commonwealth Parliamentar
This edited volume presents the comprehensive review of the work on developing assessment frameworks for democratic parliaments. The book identifies areas of internationally agreed consensus among the
Some of the most far-reaching and innovative parliamentary reform is occurring in Africa. While these reforms are not yet widespread across the continent, parliaments in some African countries are ass
In most countries, parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee and hold government to account. In light of the increased focus on good governance, academics and legislative strengthening
