The Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruption

• Main Authors: Stapenhurst, Rick, Pelizzo, Riccardo, Johnston, Nyall
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Political corruption; Legislative bodies; Developing countries; Parliamentarians; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/111
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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�...