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The Oversight

Author : Charlie Fletcher
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316279498
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book The Oversight written by Charlie Fletcher and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Exciting, exhilaring, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realized." -- M. R. Carey The Oversight of London has been sworn for millennia to prevent the natural and the supernatural worlds from preying on each other. Now, at its lowest ebb, with its headquarters destroyed and its last members scattered far and wide, this secret society will battle for survival and face the harshest foe it has ever met: itself.

Congressional Investigations and Oversight

Author : Lance Cole (Law teacher)
Publisher : Carolina Academic Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781531023454
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Congressional Investigations and Oversight written by Lance Cole (Law teacher) and published by Carolina Academic Press LLC. This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the legal and policy issues surrounding congressional investigations through a series of case studies, with an emphasis on the second half of the twentieth century to date. The new and updated second edition covers significant developments from the Obama and Trump administrations, including the two Trump impeachments, the January 6 Committee investigation of the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and recent Supreme Court decisions on congressional investigative powers. The book is organized by case study topic, with each chapter using two or three case studies to introduce and analyze a discrete area of legal authorities and policy issues. The central thesis and organizing principle of the book is the importance of effective congressional oversight and investigative activities in our American democratic system of government, especially in the aftermath of the disputed 2020 presidential election. In addition to collecting legal authorities, the book includes relevant historical information and structural analysis of government functions, with an emphasis on separation of powers issues. The use of a case study format, rather than a traditional law school casebook format, is intended to present the subject matter in a way that can be used to teach undergraduate and graduate school courses as well as law school courses. The authors combine original congressional and judicial source materials with book excerpts and explanatory text, as well as notes and questions for each case study, to make the subject matter accessible to graduate and upper-level undergraduate students in government and political science courses, as well as to law students.

Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight

Author : Riccardo Pelizzo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317913213
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Government Accountability and Legislative Oversight written by Riccardo Pelizzo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the book is to investigate parliaments’ capacity to oversee government activities, policies and budget legislation. By analysing the survey data that the World Bank Institute in collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union collected from 120 parliaments, Pelizzo and Stapenhurst show what tools are available to parliaments worldwide, which tools are more or less common, how oversight capacity can be estimated, how oversight capacity is related to other institutional and constitutional factors. In addition to discussing the conditions under which oversight capacity is greater, the authors perform some analyses to assess the policy implications of oversight capacity. Specifically, they look at the impact of oversight capacity on the quality of democracy and on the level of good governance.

Oversight

Author : Michael D. Minta
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781400840342
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Oversight written by Michael D. Minta and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oversight answers the question of whether black and Latino legislators better represent minority interests in Congress than white legislators, and it is the first book on the subject to focus on congressional oversight rather than roll-call voting. In this important book, Michael Minta demonstrates that minority lawmakers provide qualitatively better representation of black and Latino interests than their white counterparts. They are more likely to intervene in decision making by federal agencies by testifying in support of minority interests at congressional oversight hearings. Minority legislators write more letters urging agency officials to enforce civil rights policies, and spend significant time and effort advocating for solutions to problems that affect all racial and ethnic groups, such as poverty, inadequate health care, fair housing, and community development. In Oversight, Minta argues that minority members of Congress act on behalf of broad minority interests--inside and outside their districts--because of a shared bond of experience and a sense of linked fate. He shows how the presence of black and Latino legislators in the committee room increases the chances that minority perspectives and concerns will be addressed in committee deliberations, and also how minority lawmakers are effective at countering negative stereotypes about minorities in policy debates on issues like affirmative action and affordable housing.

Central Bank Governance and Oversight Reform

Author : John Cochrane
Publisher : Hoover Press
ISBN 13 : 0817919260
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Central Bank Governance and Oversight Reform written by John Cochrane and published by Hoover Press. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A central bank needs authority and a sphere of independent action. But a central bank cannot become an unelected czar with sweeping, unaccountable discretionary power. How can we balance the central bank's authority and independence with needed accountability and constraints? Drawn from a 2015 Hoover Institution conference, this book features distinguished scholars and policy makers' discussing this and other key questions about the Fed.

Keeping a Watchful Eye

Author : Joel D. Aberbach
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780815723127
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Keeping a Watchful Eye written by Joel D. Aberbach and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-06-29 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congressional oversight activity has increased dramatically since the early 1970s. Congressional committees now spend more of their time holding hearings to review the activities of federal agencies, and committee staff members are busy collecting information about what goes on during program implementation. This book examines the reasons behind the surprising growth of congressional oversight. Using original data collected for this project, Joel D. Aberbach documents the increase in oversight activity and links it to changes in the political environment. He explores the political purposes served by oversight, the techniques Congress uses to uncover information about the activities of the federal bureaucracy, and the reasons why topics get on the oversight agenda. He concludes that even though the U.S. government system was not designed with a large administrative sector in mind, its ability to expose bureaucratic behavior to public scrutiny is impressive, and the Congress plays a vital role in this endeavor.

Intelligence and Security Oversight

Author : Sophie Richardson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319302523
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Intelligence and Security Oversight written by Sophie Richardson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive source document on intelligence and security oversight and review. It compares the oversight arrangements found in nine countries—New Zealand, Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and South Africa. This is done through an analysis of a wide range of areas including statutory basis, agencies overseen, membership, tenure, appointment/dismissal, mandate, powers, access to classified information, complaints function, reporting and, in the case of parliamentary committees, the frequency of meetings. Within an annotated bibliography section Richardson and Gilmour also provide detailed summaries of other relevant research and commentary aligned with oversight and review practices. Intelligence and Security Oversight: An Annotated Bibliography and Comparative Analysis comprehensively demonstrates the powers and limitations placed with, and on, oversight bodies, appealing to academics, researchers and practitioners in the intelligence and security environment.

Intelligence Oversight in the Twenty-First Century

Author : Ian Leigh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351188771
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Intelligence Oversight in the Twenty-First Century written by Ian Leigh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how key developments in international relations in recent years have affected intelligence agencies and their oversight. Since the turn of the millennium, intelligence agencies have been operating in a tense and rapidly changing security environment. This book addresses the impact of three factors on intelligence oversight: the growth of more complex terror threats, such as those caused by the rise of Islamic State; the colder East-West climate following Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea; and new challenges relating to the large-scale intelligence collection and intrusive surveillance practices revealed by Edward Snowden. This volume evaluates the impact these factors have had on security and intelligence services in a range of countries, together with the challenges that they present for intelligence oversight bodies to adapt in response. With chapters surveying developments in Norway, Romania, the UK, Belgium, France, the USA, Canada and Germany, the coverage is varied, wide and up-to-date. This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies, security studies and International Relations.

With a Tender Hand

Author : Zelie Gross
Publisher : Quaker Press
ISBN 13 : 9781907123719
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book With a Tender Hand written by Zelie Gross and published by Quaker Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Civilian Oversight of Police

Author : Tim Prenzler
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482234203
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Civilian Oversight of Police written by Tim Prenzler and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the complex and controversial topic of civilian oversight of police, this book analyzes the issues and debates entailed by civilian oversight by using worldwide perspectives, in-depth case studies, and a wealth of survey data. Integrating and summarizing decades of research from many locations around the globe, Civilian Oversight of Polic

Parliamentary Oversight Tools

Author : Riccardo Pelizzo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136517243
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Parliamentary Oversight Tools written by Riccardo Pelizzo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates Parliaments’ capacity to oversee government activities, policies and expenditures. Utilising a comparative approach, the book presents a new examination of oversight tools and discusses the conditions under which such tools are employed effectively. The result of a 9-year collaboration between the authors, this book draws from the findings of survey data collected by the World Bank Institute and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, analysing information from 120 parliaments. The book represents a rigorous attempt to test whether international organizations are correct in claiming that the quality of democracy and good governance can be improved by strengthening the oversight capacity of legislatures. It discusses the tools available to parliaments worldwide, and taking a comparative approach considers which tools are more or less common, how oversight capacity can be estimated, how oversight capacity is related to other institutional and constitutional factors, and above all what ensures that oversight tools are used effectively. This analysis reveals that while the quality of democracy and good governance benefit from effective oversight, oversight effectiveness cannot be reduced to oversight capacity. The book urges policy makers and reformers to change their approach from strengthening capacity to securing that the capacity is put to good use. Parliamentary Oversight Tools will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners of legislative politics and governance.

Reinforcing Rule of Law Oversight in the European Union

Author : Carlos Closa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107108888
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Reinforcing Rule of Law Oversight in the European Union written by Carlos Closa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an analysis of key approaches to rule of law oversight in the EU and identifies deeper theoretical problems.

Stoneheart

Author : Charlie Fletcher
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1423138007
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Stoneheart written by Charlie Fletcher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010-07-25 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A city has many lives and layers. London has more than most. Not all the layers are underground, and not all the lives belong to the living. Twelve-year-old George Chapman is about to find this out the hard way. When, in a tiny act of rebellion, George breaks the head from a stone dragon outside the Natural History Museum, he awakes an ancient power. This power has been dormant for centuries but the results are instant and terrifying: A stone Pterodactyl unpeels from the wall and starts chasing George. He runs for his life but it seems that no one can see what he's running from. No one, except Edie, who is also trapped in this strange world. And this is just the beginning as the statues of London awake This is a story of statues coming to life; of a struggle between those with souls and those without; of how one boy who has been emotionally abandoned manages to find hope.

Legislative Oversight and Budgeting

Author : Rick Stapenhurst
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821376128
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Legislative Oversight and Budgeting written by Rick Stapenhurst and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In most countries, parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee and hold government to account. In light of the increased focus on good governance, academics and legislative strengthening practitioners are re-examining parliament's oversight function with a view to increasing public financial accountability, curbing corruption, and contributing to poverty reduction. This volume brings together research from many different perspectives and many different legislative settings worldwide. As the country case studies in section III demonstrate, the accountability mechanisms or oversight tools available to the legislature vary based on constitutionally defined powers of the legislature, institutional arrangements between the branches of government, divisions of authority between national, regional, and local governments, the degree of legitimacy conferred on the legislature, and the resources available to it. The budget process provides critical opportunities. Section II of this volume is devoted to examining budget oversight from the formulation and approval of the budget, to implementation and the ex post examination of the public accounts. Special attention is also paid to mechanisms to assist parliaments such as Public Accounts Committees and independent parliamentary budget offices. This title will be of interest to parliamentarians and parliamentary staff, legislative strengthening practitioners, and students of legislative development.

Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary of English Usage

Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary of English Usage written by Merriam-Webster, Inc and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy guide to problems of confused or disputed usage based on the critically acclaimed Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Over 2,000 entries explain the background and basis of usage controversies and offer expert advice and recommendations.

Congressional Oversight Panel February Oversight Report

Author : United States. Congressional Oversight Panel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Congressional Oversight Panel February Oversight Report written by United States. Congressional Oversight Panel and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Police Accountability

Author : Samuel Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780534699703
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Police Accountability written by Samuel Walker and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: