Rethinking democratic accountability / Robert D. Behn.
2001
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Rethinking democratic accountability / Robert D. Behn.
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Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2001]
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©2001
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viii, 317 pages ; 24 cm
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What do we mean by accountability, anyway?
Performance and the new public management
The traditional, public-administration paradigm of accountability
The questions of democratic accountability
Discretion and trust
Retrospective accountability for performance
A new compact of mutual, collective responsibility
The cooperation challenge
Fostering cooperation with conventions and norms
Evolving a charter agency
360-degree accountability for performance.
Performance and the new public management
The traditional, public-administration paradigm of accountability
The questions of democratic accountability
Discretion and trust
Retrospective accountability for performance
A new compact of mutual, collective responsibility
The cooperation challenge
Fostering cooperation with conventions and norms
Evolving a charter agency
360-degree accountability for performance.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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0815708629 cloth
0815708610 paperback
0815708610 paperback
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