/scs-parliament/articles/rss en /scs-parliament/article/parliamentary-oversight-small-states-and-middle-eastnorth-africa-countries <p>To date, research (and resulting programs and projects to strengthen oversight) have focused on larger countries in East Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia, with little or no research being undertaken on parliamentary oversight in either small states or Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:18:36 +0000 Isabelle Côté, Dalia Feldberg 603 at /scs-parliament /scs-parliament/article/demand-and-supply-sides-corruption-extractive-industries-including-parliamentary-oversight-mining <h3><strong>Phase 1 </strong></h3> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:14:12 +0000 Isabelle Côté, Dalia Feldberg 602 at /scs-parliament /scs-parliament/article/role-national-parliaments-curbing-corruption <p>It is widely recognized that corruption hinders development. Over the past decade, a growing body of research at the global and regional levels, including by members of this project’s research team, has demonstrated that parliamentary oversight is an important determinant of corruption and that effective oversight of public expenditure is an essential component of national anti-corruption strategies and programs.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:54:56 +0000 Isabelle Côté 601 at /scs-parliament /scs-parliament/article/parliamentary-oversight-francophone-countries <p>It is widely recognized that corruption hinders development. Over the past decade, a growing body of research has demonstrated that parliamentary oversight is an important determinant of corruption. More specifically, parliamentary oversight is seen as an important component in the reduction of corruption and the promotion good governance, which in turn boosts development. This view is based on a simple proposition: if parliaments can scrutinize executive government activity, then governance will be improved.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:29:20 +0000 Isabelle Côté 600 at /scs-parliament