Parliamentary Development in Myanmar: An Overview of the Union Parliament, 2011-2016
Egreteau, Renaud | May 2017
Abstract
This report argues that Myanmar’s new Parliament falls into the category of a nascent legislature, with a capacity to influence, rather than command, policy and lawmaking, and a potential for vetting, rather than thoroughly overseeing, the activities and behaviors of other branches of government. In a sense, this is very good news, given Myanmar’s most recent political history. There does not seem to be any other example in the world of such rapid success in (re)establishing a parliamentary institution after decades without any meaningful legislative activity. Yet, there are several areas where reform and restructuring are needed to improve the long-term efficiency, effectiveness, representativeness, and autonomy of not only the legislative process, but also the parliamentary institution itself.
Citation
Egreteau, Renaud. 2017. Parliamentary Development in Myanmar: An Overview of the Union Parliament, 2011-2016. © The Asia Foundation. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7316.Keywords
Public Administration
Institutional Framework
Corporate Restructuring
Needs assessment
Project impact
Resources evaluation
Results-Based Monitoring And Evaluation
Public Policy Evaluation
Project Evaluation & Review Technique
Operations Evaluation
Governance
Corporate Governance Reform
Grievance procedures
Risk assessment
Decentralization in government
Civil government
Political development
Subnational governments
Law
Civil rights
Legislation
Municipal government
Cumulative effects assessment
Human rights and globalization
Government
Political development
Show allCollapse