Accountable governance : problems and promises / / edited by Melvin J. Dubnick and H. George Frederickson ; foreword by David Mathews

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465551503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015
• ISBN: 1-315-70677-6; 1-317-47786-3; 1-283-00652-9; 9786613006523; 0-7656-2732-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DubnickMelvin J; FredericksonH. George
• Disciplina: 352.3/5
• Soggetti: Government accountability; Government accountability - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2011 by M.E. Sharpe.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Contents; Foreword: To What Kind of Democracy Is Accountability Accountable?; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Promises of Accountability Research; PART I Complex Challenges; 1 The Challenge of Multiple Accountability: Does Redundancy Lead to Overload?; 2 The Tangled Web of Accountability in Contracting Networks: The Case of Welfare Reform; 3 Accountability Challenges in Public Sector Contracting for Complex Products; 4 Accountability for Global Governance Organizations; PART II Obstacles to Accountability; 5 Performance Blight and the Tyranny of Light?: Accountability in Advanced Performance Measurement Regimes 6 Does Performance Measurement Actually Improve Accountability?; 7 The Accountability Environment of U.S. Counties; PART III Assessing Accountability; 8 Accountability Institutions and Information in the Policy-Making Process; 9 Accountability and Information Technology Enactment: A Cross-National Perspective; PART IV Adapting to Accountability; 10 Blame Avoidance and Accountability: Positive, Negative, or Neutral?; 11 The Challenges of Accountability for International Nongovernmental and Civil-Society Organizations 12 Accountability in the Nonprofit Sector: Abandoning the One-Size-Fits-All Approach; PART V Strategies; 13 Watching the Watchers; 14 Accountability and Voluntary Programs; PART VI Rethinking Accountability; 15 Accountability in Two Non-Western Contexts; 16 Accountability and a Theory of Representation; 17 Emergent Accountability and Structuration Theory: Implications; 18 Rethinking the Obsession: Accountability and the Financial Crisis; Conclusion: Taking Stock and Moving Forward; About the Editors and Contributors Name Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers the most comprehensive consideration of accountability in both government and the contemporary world of governance currently available. Twenty-five leading experts cover varying aspects of the accountability movement and apply them to governments, quasi governments, non-government organizations, governance organizations, and voluntary organizations.