Parliamentary Accountability and Good Governance

This collection of essays from the Parliamentary Centre and the World Bank focuses on practical discussion of parliamentary accountability. Chapters consider the ecology of governance, systems of governance, the environment of accountability, parliament and the budget cycle, globalization and civil society, strategic planning, and the changing world of parliaments. Case studies draw on experience from Bulgaria, Canada, Ghana, Guatemala, Kenya, Lebanon, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
Keywords: Structure of Government, Good Governance, Legislature/Legislative, Oversight, Budget/Finance Bills, Systems of Government, Parliamentary System, Presidential System, Semi-Presidential System, Budgetary, Civil Society, Case Study/Case Studies.