National, regional, or global networks of parliamentarians are proving important vehicles for enhancing their capacity and the effectiveness of parliaments and parliamentarians in developing countries...
Parliaments are the institutions through which governments are held accountable to the electorate. They have a wide range of tools with which to carry out this oversight function, but until recently little...
This paper examines the World Bank Institute's (WBI's) first multiyear capacity enhancement program in the field of parliamentary strengthening. Seven lessons have emerged: (a) strong domestic political...
During the 1990s, more than a quarter of the countries of the world revised their constitutions to include an expand the role of their legislatures. Legislative oversight is nowhere more important than...
One of the key features of the PRSP process is that, while government led, there should be broad consultations within countries and wide participation by civil society, to ensure "country ownership." The...
Une des principales caractéristiques du processus du DSRP est que, bien que celui-ci soit sous la conduite du gouvernement, de larges consultations dans le pays et une vaste participation de la société...