The Oxford Handbook of Public Accountability

Author: Mark Bovens; Robert E. Goodin; Thomas Schillemans
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198778479
Published In: June 2016
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Over the past two decades public accountability has become not only an icon in political, managerial, and administrative discourse but also the object of much scholarly analysis across a broad range of social and administrative sciences.

This handbook provides a state of the art overview of recent scholarship on public accountability. It collects, consolidates, and integrates an upsurge of inquiry currently scattered across many disciplines and subdisciplines. It provides a one-stop-shop on the subject, not only for academics who study accountability, but also for practitioners who are designing, adjusting, or struggling with mechanisms for accountable governance.

Drawing on the best scholars in the field from around the world,The Oxford Handbook of Public Accountability showcases conceptual and normative as well as the empirical approaches in public accountability studies.

In addition to giving an overview of scholarly research in a variety of disciplines, it takes stock of a wide range of accountability mechanisms and practices across the public, private and non-profit sectors, making this volume a must-have for both practitioners and scholars, both established and new to the field.
1. Public Accountability
A. ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES
2. Accountability as a Cultural Keyword
3. Accountability and Democracy
4. A Contingency Theory of Accountability
5. Process versus Outcome Accountability
6. Accountability and Principal-Agent Theory
7. Accountability and Ambiguity
B. STUDYING ACCOUNTABILITY
8. Experimental Analysis
9. Quantitative Analysis
10. Qualitative Analysis
11. Visual Accountability
C. ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE
12. Accountability and Constitutional Law
13. Accountability in Public Administration
14. Accountable Civil Servants
15. Accountable Networks
16. Accountability and Citizen Participation
17. Accountability and Multi-Level Governance
18. Accountable International Relations
D. ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
19. Accountable Public Services
20. Accountability and New Public Management
21. Accountability and the Non Profit Sector
22. Accountable Corporate Governance
23. Accountable Global Governance Organizations
E. ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
24. Elections
25. Hierarchy
26. Accounting and Auditing
27. Performance Reporting
28. PerformanceStat
29. Independent Regulators
30. Audit Institutions
31. Transparency
32. Watchdog Journalism
F. DEBATING ACCOUNTABILITY
33. Accountability Deficits
34. Accountability Overloads
35. Accountability and Time
36. Accountability and Crises
37. Accountability and Blame Avoidance
38. Accountability and Trust
39. Accountability, Legitimacy, and the Court of Public Opinion
G. REFLECTIONS ON THE FUTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY STUDIES
40. The Ontological Challenge
41. The Need for a Systemic Approach
42. The Future and Relevance of Accountability Studies
43. Meaningful Accountability