This book provides a general overview of accountability, a key concept in modern democratic governance. Richard Mulgan draws on examples and analyses from the United States and the United Kingdom as well as other Westminster countries. Major topics discussed include the contrast between accountability in the public and private sectors, the effects of public management reforms on accountability, accountability for collective actions, accountability in networks and the limits of accountability.
Preface Issues of Accountability Government Accountability: Political Mechanisms Government Accountability: Judicial Review, Audit and Other Mechanisms Government Accountability Compared with Accountability in the Private Sectors Government Accountability and New Public Management Reforms Locating Accountability: One or Many? Accountability and its Limits References