PARLIAMENT AND DEMOCRACY - Inter-Parliamentary Union
PARLIAMENT AND DEMOCRACY - Inter-Parliamentary Union
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Sweden, 63, 75, 110, 112, 165<br />
gender equality, 33, 161<br />
international affairs, 178–179<br />
oversight of government, 129, 137,<br />
141–142<br />
parliamentary procedures, 30–31, 40<br />
Switzerland, 91<br />
Taiwan, 110<br />
Tanzania, United Republic of, 89, 110<br />
taxes, 5, 107, 109, 165<br />
technical assistance, 176–179<br />
terrorism, 139, 157<br />
Thailand, 110, 165, 176<br />
trade, 165–167. See also multilateral affairs<br />
transparent parliaments, 7, 10, 43–67<br />
party financing and campaigning, 107<br />
toward journalists and the media, 44–53<br />
toward the public, 53–67<br />
treaties, 159, 166<br />
Trinidad and Tobago, 160–161<br />
Tunisia, 21, 80<br />
Turkey, 9, 65, 80, 112, 138, 191<br />
Uganda, 57, 89, 97–98, 110, 143<br />
Ukraine, 9, 76–77, 147–148, 150–151, 188<br />
United Kingdom, 16, 45, 110, 190<br />
codes of conduct, 101, 103<br />
Guernsey and Jersey, 174<br />
Northern Ireland, 75, 174, 190<br />
oversight of governments, 130, 132<br />
parliamentary procedures, 30, 31, 32<br />
Scotland, 174, 190<br />
timetabling of legislation, 122–123<br />
Wales, 174, 190<br />
United Nations Development Programme<br />
(UNDP), 20, 165, 178<br />
national integration, 148–149<br />
parliamentary reforms, 190<br />
poverty reduction, 162, 163<br />
United Nations (UN).<br />
See also United Nations Development<br />
Programme (UNDP)<br />
2005 World Summit, 1, 7, 183<br />
Cardoso Panel, 156–157<br />
gender equality, 23, 161<br />
Office of the High Commissioner for<br />
Human Rights, 159, 161<br />
parliamentary dimension to, 157–167,<br />
179–182<br />
parliamentary hearings, 181<br />
United States of America, 56, 73–74, 104,<br />
136, 155, 179<br />
upper chambers, 26, 125, 146–147.<br />
See also chambers<br />
Uruguay, 110, 160<br />
Venezuela, 110<br />
vertical accountability, 95–98, 107<br />
veto, right of, 34, 91<br />
Vietnam, 178, 186–187<br />
voting process. See elections, parliamentary<br />
websites, parliamentary, 58–62, 80, 92, 125<br />
Westminster-type parliaments, 28, 120<br />
parliamentary oversight, 128, 140–141<br />
reforms, parliamentary, 189–190<br />
women<br />
equality of rights, 22–23, 31–34,<br />
160–161<br />
gender budgets, 88–89, 143<br />
in parliament, 19–24, 31–34<br />
women’s<br />
caucuses, 33<br />
contribution to legislation, 20, 87–89<br />
groups and organisations, 87–89<br />
parliaments, 88<br />
participation in parliament, 22-24, 31-34<br />
representation in parliament, 19–24, 184<br />
World Bank, 141, 162, 165<br />
World Trade Organisation, 165–167<br />
World Wide Web. See <strong>Inter</strong>net<br />
youth, 51, 64–67, 86, 90<br />
Zambia, 70–71, 110, 133, 134, 188–189, 191<br />
Zimbabwe, 28, 71–72, 142–143,<br />
148–150, 191<br />
Index I 215