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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

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