Acknowledgements Preface Foreword Executive summary
Annexes Parliaments providing submissions to the Guide Working Group on Parliaments’ contribution to democracy Legislative strengthening organisations
Parliaments providing submissions to the Guide Working Group on Parliaments’ contribution to democracy Legislative strengthening organisations
Figures and boxes Figure 1.1: Framework: the parliamentary contribution to democracy Figure 2.1: World average of women in parliaments, 1995 - 2006 Figure 2.2: Regional averages of women in parliaments, 1995, 2000 and 2005 Figure 3.1: First main source of information for national and international news per region Figure 3.2: Internet usage statistics Figure 3.3: A Day in Parliament Comic Book Figure 5.1: Trust in national institutions: regional averages Figure 7.1: Synchronising legislative-executive coordination with specific points in the PRSP cycle Figure 8.1: Sources of Parliamentary Reform Box: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 25 Box: Election results in India and the United Kingdom Box: IPU recommendations on good practice for parliamentary websites Box: Extract from handbook on Making a Submission to a Parliamentary Select Committee Illustrations
Figure 1.1: Framework: the parliamentary contribution to democracy Figure 2.1: World average of women in parliaments, 1995 - 2006 Figure 2.2: Regional averages of women in parliaments, 1995, 2000 and 2005 Figure 3.1: First main source of information for national and international news per region Figure 3.2: Internet usage statistics Figure 3.3: A Day in Parliament Comic Book Figure 5.1: Trust in national institutions: regional averages Figure 7.1: Synchronising legislative-executive coordination with specific points in the PRSP cycle Figure 8.1: Sources of Parliamentary Reform Box: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 25 Box: Election results in India and the United Kingdom Box: IPU recommendations on good practice for parliamentary websites Box: Extract from handbook on Making a Submission to a Parliamentary Select Committee
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