Accountability in crises and public trust in governing institutions
By: Lina Svedin
Series: Routledge studies in governance and public policy -- 15
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780415615839; 9780203120149
Subjects: Emergency management; Moral and ethical aspects; Case studies; Decision making; Government accountability
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Accountability mechanisms in governance; title: A comparative outlook on accountability mechanisms and the exertion of accountability in crises; title: Swedish crises, 1931-2005; title: Mapping three historical developments: crises, accountability, and trust in government; title: Agents in accountability processes : who is held accountable by whom and how?; title: The formal and informal nature of accountability; title: Public trust in governing institutions; title: Crises, accountability and trust in government: conclusions.