Corruption and legislatures / by Riccardo Pelizzo and Frederick Stapenhurst.

"This book investigates parliaments' role in curbing corruption. In addition to discussing the definition, causes, and costs of corruption and the role that parliaments have in reducing corruption, the authors consider contemporary issues that parliamentarians - and others - need to be awa...

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Main Author: Pelizzo, Riccardo
Other Authors: Stapenhurst, Frederick
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.
Series:Routledge research in comparative politics ; 59.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The dividends of good governance
  • Strategies to curb corruption : the role of the legislature
  • The effectiveness of legislative oversight : the case of Ghana and Nigeria in comparative perspective
  • Legislative corruption, public trust and political will
  • Legislative ethics
  • Political finance
  • Conclusions.