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 collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union collected from 120 parliaments, Staphenhurst and Pelizzo show what tools are available to parliaments worldwide, which tools are more or less common, how oversight capacity can be estimated, how oversight capacity is related to other institutional and constitutional factors.
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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 collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union collected from 120 parliaments, Staphenhurst and Pelizzo show what tools are available to parliaments worldwide, which tools are more or less common, how oversight capacity can be estimated, how oversight capacity is related to other institutional and constitutional factors.
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Good++; Hardcover; Clean covers with minor edgewear; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are bright and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); Black, white, and blue covers with title in white lettering; 2013, Routledge Publishing; 128 pages; "Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics), " by Riccardo Pelizzo & Frederick Stapenhurst.
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Fine/As New; Hardcover; Covers are unmarked with "sharp" edge-corners; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are bright and unmarked; Binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5Äù Äì 9.75Äù tall); Dark blue, white, and black covers with title in white lettering; 2013, Routledge Publishing; 128 pages; "Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics), " by Riccardo Pelizzo & Frederick Stapenhurst.
