Title: Reinventing accountability : making democracy work for human development /
Authors: Goetz, Anne Marie, 1961-; Jenkins, Rob, 1965-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Administrative agencies Management; Public officers Professional ethics.; Government productivity.; Civil service ethics; Political corruption; Poor Services for Cross-cultural studies.; Economic assistance Cross-cultural studies.
Abstract: "Despite democracy's recent proliferation, for marginalized people in developing countries the promise of accountable governance remains largely unfulfilled. This book analyses how and why conventional institutions of democratic accountability fail to advance the interests of the poor, and assesses the worldwide wave of experimentation with new methods for holding powerful actors accountable."--Jacket.