Wednesday, December 20, 2006

The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption

A new publication from the World Bank, The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption Edited by Rick Stapenhurst , Niall Johnston , Riccardo Pelizzo;

"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, development practitioners, students of development and those interested in curbing corruption and improving governance in developing and developed countries alike."

Above title not available online. One of the best things the Bank could do is to share all of its publications online. I don't understand why the Bank need to make money on these type of 'knowledge products'.

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