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Titolo: | Accountability through public opinion [[electronic resource] ] : from inertia to public action / / Sina Odugbemi, Taeku Lee, editors |
Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (538 p.) |
Disciplina: | 320.01 |
Soggetto topico: | Government accountability |
Municipal services - Public opinion | |
Organizational effectiveness | |
Performance - Management | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | OdugbemiSina LeeTaeku |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | section 1. Foundations -- sections 2. Structural context -- section 3. Information and accountability -- section 4. Building capacity through media institutions (media and journalism) -- section 5. Deliberation and accountability -- section 6. Power and public opinion (mobilizing public opinion) -- section 7. Case studies -- section 8. Conclusion. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Accountability has become a buzzword in international development. Development actors appear to delight in announcing their intention to ?promote accountability??but it is often unclear what accountability is and how it can be promoted. This book addresses some questions that are crucial to understanding accountability and for understanding why accountability is important to improve the effectiveness of development aid. We ask: What does it mean to make governments accountable to their citizens? How do you do that? How do you create genuine demand for accountability among citizens, how do you |
Titolo autorizzato: | Accountability through public opinion |
ISBN: | 1-283-10007-X |
9786613100078 | |
0-8213-8556-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910456704303321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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