Rethinking Democratic Accountability
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: January 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780815708612
Subjects: Political structures: democracy; Rating of; Political Ideologies - Democracy; General; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Public Affairs & Administration; Politics/International Relations; Discipline; United States; Administrative agencies; Administrative responsibility; Management; Officials and employees
Description: "What do we mean by democratic accountability? With that simple question, Robert Behn launches his analysis of how compliance and performance are measured in public institutions. In Rethinking Democratic Accountability Behn examines the limits of existing systems and recommends new models to address the changing goals and challenges of public management."--BOOK JACKET.