Psychology
Legislative Oversight Mechanisms and Accountability Traps
Quick fact
In some democracies, nearly all oversight inquiries end without prosecutions or policy changes, leading scholars to call them 'paper tigers'—symbolic exercises that give the illusion of control while the executive acts largely unchecked.
Why this is interesting
Why do many governments hold public hearings and publish reports, yet corruption persists? Could it be that oversight is sometimes just a performance?