Accountability and Democratic Governance [electronic resource]: Orientations and Principles for Development /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,sponsoring body.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2014.
The ability of citizens to demand accountability and more open government is fundamental to good governance. There is growing recognition of the need for new approaches to the ways in which donors support accountability, but no broad agreement on what changed practice looks like. This publication aims to provide more clarity on the emerging practice. Based on four country studies Mali, Mozambique, Peru and Uganda, a survey of donor innovations and cutting-edge analysis in this field, and the findings of a series of special high-level international dialogues on how to best support accountability support to parliaments, political parties, elections and the media. The publication takes the view that a wholesale shift in behaviour is required by parts of the development assistance community - moving outside conventional comfort zones and changing reflexes towards new approaches to risk taking, analysis and programming around systems of accountability and ‘do no harm’ efforts in political engagement. This piece is aimed at a range of development practitioners, as well as a wider audience, including civil society actors and citizens around the world who interact with donors working on accountability support.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Executive summary -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Annex A - Recommendations from case studies in Mali, Mozambique, Peru and Uganda -- Foreword and Acknowledgements -- Principles for supporting developing countries in revenue matters -- Considering the political dimension, getting traction and achieving results -- The role of accountability in promoting good governance -- Principles for political party assistance -- Introduction to principles for assistance to accountability -- Principles for international electoral assistance -- Taking systems approach to accountability in developing countries -- Principles for parliamentary assistance -- Ensuring development co-operation helps rather than hinders accountability -- Principles for media assistance -- Conclusions and strategic orientations to improve support to accountability.
The ability of citizens to demand accountability and more open government is fundamental to good governance. There is growing recognition of the need for new approaches to the ways in which donors support accountability, but no broad agreement on what changed practice looks like. This publication aims to provide more clarity on the emerging practice. Based on four country studies Mali, Mozambique, Peru and Uganda, a survey of donor innovations and cutting-edge analysis in this field, and the findings of a series of special high-level international dialogues on how to best support accountability support to parliaments, political parties, elections and the media. The publication takes the view that a wholesale shift in behaviour is required by parts of the development assistance community - moving outside conventional comfort zones and changing reflexes towards new approaches to risk taking, analysis and programming around systems of accountability and ‘do no harm’ efforts in political engagement. This piece is aimed at a range of development practitioners, as well as a wider audience, including civil society actors and citizens around the world who interact with donors working on accountability support.
Democracy
Finance
Government accountability
Liability (Law)