Parliament's Role in Poverty Reduction Strategies

Parliaments play a crucial role in improving governance and public service delivery. Those countries with strong parliamentary oversight have been able to shape policy directions and priorities. This article explores the growing role of parliaments in crafting poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) since the process was first launched in 1999. Although the parliaments of many developing countries still have a long way to go before they will maximize their ability to strengthen the outcomes from country-level poverty reduction strategies (PRSs), the first decade of the poverty reduction strategy process has produced some important examples of the ways that parliaments can get involved, shape the debate, and learn from the experiences of legislatures in other countries. The cases of Tanzania and Malawi illustrate how parliamentary committees and parliaments can develop in terms of policy leverage and leadership.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Kroon, Cindy, Stapenhurst, Rick
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-05
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITIES, ACCOUNTABILITY, AUDITING, BASIC EDUCATION, BEST PRACTICES, BUDGET CYCLE, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, CONSTITUENCIES, CONSTITUENTS, COUNTRY SPECIFIC, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT BRIEFS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC POLICY, EXECUTIVE BRANCH, IMPROVING GOVERNANCE, INCOME, INTEGRITY, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEGISLATION, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, MIDDLE EAST, MINISTER, MP, PARLIAMENT, PARLIAMENTARIAN, PARLIAMENTARIANS, PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE, PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES, PARLIAMENTARY INVOLVEMENT, PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK, PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT, PARLIAMENTS, PARTICIPATORY PROCESS, POLICY CHANGES, POLICY PROCESS, POLITICAL DEBATE, POLITICAL PARTIES, POLITICAL SUPPORT, POOR POLICY, POVERTY OUTCOMES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS, PRO-POOR, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC SERVICE, REPRESENTATIVES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SANCTION, SERVICE DELIVERY, SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, SOCIAL POLICIES, STANDING COMMITTEES, TRANSPARENCY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9731529/parliaments-role-poverty-reduction-strategies https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9517
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