Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Parliamentarians Fighting Corruption -- Setting the Context -- Legislative Role -- Oversight -- Representation -- Corruption in Political Parties and Parliament -- International Parliamentary Links -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part I. Governance in the Developing World -- 2. Corruption: A Key Challenge for Development -- Introduction -- Costs of Corruption -- Unbundling Corruption -- Causes of Corruption -- A Multifaceted Anti-Corruption Strategy -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 3. On the Political Nature of Corruption -- Introduction -- Part One: The Nature of Corruption -- Part Two: Empirical Study -- Part Three: The Results -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 4. Political Will -- Introduction -- Identifying Political Will -- Challenges to Political Will -- Strengthening Political Will -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part II. Legislation -- 5. Parliament and Anti-Corruption Legislation -- Introduction -- Laws to Punish and Deter the Corrupt -- Laws Contributing to an Administrative and Social Environment in Which Corrupt Acts Are Less Likely to Take Place -- Laws on Subjects in Which Corrupt Actions Would Be Likely to Occur If the Legislation Is Not "Corruption-Proofed" -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Case Study on the Role of Parliament in the Fight Against Corruption: The Case of the Kenyan Parliament -- Introduction -- The Economics of Transition and the Challenge of Conflict of Interest -- The Political Events of the 1960s and Tensions of Postindependence Politics -- One-Party State Politics -- The Constitutional Position of Parliament -- The Goldenberg Scandal -- Parliamentary Anti-Corruption Select Committee -- Conclusion -- Part III. Oversight and Financial Control -- 6. Effective Financial Scrutiny -- Introduction -- The Budget Cycle -- Ex Ante Scrutiny -- Ex Post Scrutiny.

Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Case Study on the Performance of Public Accounts Committees: A Review of the Canadian PAC, 37th Parliament -- Introduction -- Part One: Committee Roles -- Part Two: PAC Activity and Products: 37th Parliament -- Part Three: Investing in Results -- Part Four: Committee Management -- Part Five: Political Party Issues -- Part Six: Concluding Observations -- 7. Parliament and Supreme Audit Institutions -- Introduction -- Different Types of SAI -- The Role of Parliament -- Conditions for Successful SAIs -- Role of SAIs in Curbing Corruption -- Bibliography -- 8. The Role of the Media in Curbing Corruption -- Introduction -- Tangible Effects of Journalism on Corruption -- Intangible Effects of Journalism on Corruption -- How Can The Media Be Strengthened? -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Case Study on the Role of Parliament and the Media in the Fight against Corruption -- Background -- Institutional Setup in Uganda -- Allegations against the Ministers -- Role of the Media -- Lessons Learned -- Conclusion -- 9. Anti-Corruption Commissions -- Introduction -- The Universal Model: Hong Kong's ICAC -- The Investigative Model: Singapore's CPIB -- The Parliamentary Model: The New South Wales ICAC -- The Multiagency Model : The United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE) -- Other Experiences -- Unraveling the Puzzle -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Case Study: The European Parliament's Role in the Resignation of the Santer Commission -- Introduction -- Part One: The Roles of the European Commission and the European Parliament -- Part Two: The Collective Resignation of the Santer Commission and Its Repercussions -- Conclusion -- Part IV. Representation -- 10. Building Coalitions: Parliaments, Civil Society, and Corruption Control -- Introduction: Sustaining Reform -- Parliaments, "Political Will," and Civil Society.

The Civil Society Connection: Building Social Action Coalitions -- What's In It for Me? Thinking about Incentives -- Parliaments and Coalitions Together -- Bibliography -- 11. Political Parties -- Introduction -- Institutionalization of Political Organizations 175 -- The Institutionalization of Political Parties -- Parties' Weak Institutionalization and Potential for Corruption -- Conclusions and Suggestions -- Bibliography -- Part V. Corruption in Political Parties and Parliament -- 12. Party Political Funding -- Introduction -- Political Finance and Political Corruption -- Regulations and Subsidies -- Trends: Real and Perceived -- The Role of Legislators in Controlling Corruption Related to Political Finance -- Bibliography -- 13. Legislative Ethics and Codes of Conduct -- Introduction -- The Need for an Effective Ethics Regime -- Legislative Codes of Conduct -- Are There Complementary Factors That Can Contribute to the Effectiveness of Codes of Conduct? -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Case Study of the House of Commons: How Can Parliamentary Codes and Registers of Members' Interests Help? -- Introduction -- Context -- Development of the Present Arrangements -- Key Elements in the Present Arrangements -- How Complaints Are Handled -- Independent Review -- Lessons from the House of Commons Experience -- Conclusion -- Part VI. International Parliamentary Links -- 14. Building Parliamentary Networks -- Evolving Forms of Networking and Knowledge Sharing -- What Are the Roles of a Parliamentarian? -- Why Parliamentary Networks? -- Example One: Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) -- Example Two: Parliamentary Network on the World Bank -- Lessons Learned -- Bibliography -- Afterword -- A Commonwealth Perspective -- Wider International Cooperation -- The Parliamentary Dimension -- Political Will.

Legislation -- Parliament and Finance -- Oversight -- Representation -- Conclusion -- Contributors -- Appendixes -- 1. Global Governance and Parliamentary Influence -- Introduction -- The Challenge of Globalization -- International Parliamentary Assemblies and Cooperation -- New Proposals -- Conclusion -- 2. WBI-CPA Conferences at Wilton Park: Reports -- Introduction -- Political Will -- Government and Parliament -- Financing Political Parties -- The Public Sector -- Other Actors -- Conclusion -- Boxes -- 2.1 A Multifaceted Anti-Corruption Strategy -- 5.1 Unenforceable Laws -- 6.1 What Types of Budget Documentation Should Be Available? -- 6.2 What Makes Public Accounts Committees Effective? -- 7.1 The Auditors General-Parliament Nexus in Commonwealth Countries -- 7.2 Common Features of Audit Mandates -- 7.3 South African Arms Deal -- 10.1 Ghana's Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) -- 11.1 Examples of Interrelated Causes/Consequences of Weak Party Institutionalization -- 11.2 Nonexhaustive List of Measures for Greater Party Institutionalization -- 11.3 Examples of Institutionalizing Political Parties and Curbing Corruption in Malaysia -- 12.1 Political Finance Scandals: 2003-4 -- 12.2 Main Provisions of Political Finance Laws -- A1 The Example of Supranational Governance in the European Union -- A2 A Parliamentary Body for the United Nations? -- Figures -- 2.1 Corruption Is Associated with Absence of Civil Liberties -- 2.2 Reforms for Improving Governance and Combating Corruption -- 3.1 The Political Tree -- 3.2 Evolution of Corruption by Regions of the World, 1984-99 -- 6.1 The Basic Sequence of an Annual Budget Cycle -- 10.1 Interconnections between Coalitions and Parliaments -- 13.1 Parliaments: Misgoverned or Honest Institutions? -- Tables -- 2.1 How Corruption Contributes to Poverty -- 3.1 Results: Corruption Regressions.

6.1 Tabling of the Budget in Advance of the Fiscal Year -- 6.2 Legislative Budget Research Offices -- 6.3 Parliamentary Budget Amendment Powers -- 10.1 Coalition-Building Incentives, By Type and Target Constituency -- 12.1 Political Finance Regulations and Subsidies in 104 Countries -- 13.1 Codes of Conduct and Sanctions.