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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451682503321

Titolo

The role of parliament in curbing corruption / / edited by Rick Stapenhurst, Niall Johnson, Riccardo Pelizzo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2006

ISBN

1-280-56463-6

9786610564637

9780821367230

0-8213-6724-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

WBI development studies

Altri autori (Persone)

StapenhurstRick

JohnstonNiall <1961->

PelizzoRiccardo

Disciplina

364.1/323091724

Soggetti

Political corruption - Developing countries - Prevention

Legislative bodies - Developing countries

Economic development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Parliamentarians fighting corruption / Rick Stapenhurst, Martin Ulrich, and Severin Strohal -- Corruption : a key challenge for development / Daniel Kaufmann and Phyllis Dininio -- On the political nature of corruption : institutions matter / Daniel Lederman, Norman V. Loayza, and Rodrigo R. Soares -- Political will / Sahr Kpundeh and Phyllis Dininio -- Parliament and anti-corruption legislation / Jeremy Pope -- Case study on the role of Parliament in the fight against corruption : the case of the Kenyan Parliament / Fred Matiangi -- Effective financial scrutiny / Joachim Wehner -- Case study on the performance of public accounts committees : a review of the Canadian PAC, 37th Parliament / Martin Ulrich -- Parliament and supreme audit institutions / Rick Stapenhurst and Jack Titsworth -- The role of the media in curbing corruption / Rod Macdonell and Melica Pesic -- Case study on the role of Parliament and the media in the fight against corruption / John Smith -- Anti-corruption commissions / John Heilbrunn -- Case sutdy :



the European Parliaments's role in the resignation oft the Santer Commission / Katia Stasinopoulou -- Building coalitions : parliaments, civil society, and corruption control / Michael Johnston -- Political parties / Riccardo Pelizzo -- Party political funding / Michael Pinto-Duschinsky -- Legislative ethics and codes of conduct / Rick Stapenhurst and Riccardo Pelizzo -- Case study of the House Of Commons : how can Parliamentary codes and registers of member's interests help? / Sir Philip Mawer -- Building Parliamentary networks / John Williams.

Sommario/riassunto

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. This title will be of interest to parliamentarians and parliamentary staff, developm

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Record Nr.

UNICASRAV0201423

Autore

Plato

Titolo

13.3: Dialogues apocryphes / Platon ; texte etabli et traduit par Joseph Souilhe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris, : Les belles lettres, 1962

Descrizione fisica

173 p. ; 21 cm

Soggetti

Platone - Opere attribuite - Edizioni critiche

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Greco antico

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Contiene: Du juste, De la vertu, Demodocos, Sisyphe, Eryxias, Axiochos, Definitions.