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- Title
Strengthening Legislatures: Some Lessons from the Pacific Region.
- Authors
Kinyondo, Abel; Pelizzo, Riccardo
- Abstract
There is universal agreement among development stakeholders that parliaments play a crucial role in enhancing good governance, economic growth, and development as well as the general quality of democracy. It follows from this fact that several international organizations ( IOs) have embarked in activities that seek to strengthen legislative capacity. However, we note that there is a lack of consensus-among IOs and in key literature-on the right approach to strengthen parliaments. Consequently, IOs have been offering varying legislative-strengthening exercises that have inevitably produced significantly different and, at times, disappointing outcomes. Using a multicase study design that includes five Pacific countries, we show that to attain positive and significant outcomes, legislative capacity-building initiatives need to be country specific and informed by local needs assessment. We further reassert that no amount of legislative capacity-building effort can enhance parliamentary performance in the absence of local political will. Related Articles
- Subjects
PACIFIC Area; LEGISLATIVE bodies; STAKEHOLDERS; BUSINESS &; politics; RIGHT of initiative; COMPARATIVE government
- Publication
Politics & Policy, 2013, Vol 41, Issue 3, p420
- ISSN
1555-5623
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/polp.12020