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Political selection of public servants and parliamentary oversight [PDF]
Economics of Governance, 2012 In this paper, we propose a framework to integrate the identity of legislators in a politico-economic analysis of parliamentary oversight. Legislators decide about the effort they invest in oversight activities depending on their individual control costs and the level of electoral competition.
Alois Stutzer
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European Union PoliticsAlthough parliamentary questions are an essential tool of legislative oversight, there is limited research on their variation in holding governments accountable. In this article, we analyse a new dataset of 1393 oral questions posed by Members of the European Parliament during the 8th parliamentary term.
Adina Maricut-Akbik, Marta Migliorati
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A Comparative Study on the Functions of Political Parties in Parliamentary Oversight [PDF]
پژوهشنامه حقوق تطبیقی, 2023 Parliamentary oversight is one of the most important consequences of separation of power system which has a great role in regulating power and protecting the rights of citizens. However, several factors and tools saffect this supervision. Considering the
Seyed Ahmad Habibnezhad +2 more
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Parliament's role in maintaining balance between different governing levels of the state - a comparative study [PDF]
الرافدین للحقوق, 2021 The topic "Parliament's role in maintaining balance between different levels of government in the country - a comparative study" includes researching the role of parliament in preventing the difference between different levels of government vertically ...
Murtadha Yaseri, Raheem Mosa
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Rechtsidee: Law Journal, 2023 This research focuses on analyzing the construction of the parliamentary inquiry right (hak angket) within the context of the controversial Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi, MK) Decision No. 90/PUU-XXI/2023 in Indonesia.
Askari Razak, Fakhry Amin
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PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES [PDF]
Journal of Anti-Corruption Law, 2019 Africa has experienced a boom in extractive industries since the beginning of this century. Extractive companies often are exposed not just to government patronage, but also to requests to consider local third-party agents, vendors or applications for employment. But is corruption a necessary evil? While there is consensus that multi-faceted strategies
Oladeji, Olaore, Stapenhurst, Rick
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Collecting evidence on the use of parliamentary oversight tools: A South African case study
African Evaluation Journal, 2020 Background: Parliament, through its oversight function, plays a central role in holding the executive to account. In South Africa’s 2014 Defence Review policy document, it was stated that the ‘Defence Force is in a critical state of decline’. This brings
Wilhelm Janse van Rensburg +2 more
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Strengthening parliamentary oversight of defence procurement: lessons from Belgium [PDF]
European Security, 2021 This paper asks: to what extent can a dedicated or special committee with access to classified information empower parliaments to oversee major defence procurement decisions? These decisions often involve a mixture of political, military, economic and societal interests.
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The European Semester and Parliamentary Oversight Institutions Inside and Outside of the Euro Area
Politics and Governance, 2021 The European Semester is a challenge for national parliaments but also an opportunity to reform domestic oversight institutions. Drawing on data from all member states, this study examines the conditions under which national parliaments use this ...
Thomas Winzen
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From Boleas to Bangui: Parliamentary oversight of South African defence deployments
Scientia Militaria, 2020 Parliamentary oversight of the executive plays a key role in ensuring accountability and is therefore central to the system of checks and balances that characterises liberal democracies.
van Rensburg, Wilhelm Janse +2 more
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