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Parliaments, governance and accountability: What role for parliaments in poverty reduction?

18 April 2007 12:00-13:30 (GMT+00) - Public event, London

  • The first meeting in this series examined the role that parliaments can play in delivering governance which is good for poverty reduction and democracy. Asking how effective developing country parliaments are in practice and examine the reasons for good and bad parliamentary performance.

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    Speakers:
    Alan Hudson, Research Fellow, Poverty and Public Policy Group, ODI
    Niall Johnston, Senior Parliamentary Consultant to the World Bank Institute
    Lisa von Trapp, Consultant, Parliamentary Strengthening Program, World Bank Institute
    Chair:
    Baroness Janet Whitaker, Member of Africa APPG Executive

     

  • An ODI and Africa All Party Parliamentary Group public event in the Parliaments and development: How can parliaments in developing countries contribute to poverty reduction? series.

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