Our government... teaches the whole people by its example.  If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. 

--Louis Brandeis


 


  


Curbing Corruption - Unit 5: Involving Civil Society in Good Governance

 

Unit 5 Questions

Please answer each of the following questions.  If you are taking this course in a group you may then meet to discuss your answers.

  1. Through what methods can parliament play a role in improving civil society involvement in the political sphere?

  2. What other factors influence citizen involvement with parliament, advocacy and lobbying?

Select Bibliography

Azfar, Omar. "Disrupting Corruption." Public Sector Governance and Accountability Series: Performance Accountability and Combating Corruption. Ed. Anwar Shah. Washington,          DC: The World Bank, 2007.

Gonzalez de Asis, Maria. The World Bank. The World Bank Institute. Coalition Building to Fight Corruption. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2000.

Koehane, Robert. "Commentary on the Democratic Accountability of Non-Governmental Organizations." Chicago Journal of International Law 3(2002): 477.

 

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