NCJ Number
15904
Date Published
1973
Length
46 pages
Annotation
THIS WORK ATTEMPTS TO DEFINE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TO CLARIFY ITS PROPER APPLICATION TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES WHAT IT MEANS FOR A GOVERNMENT ENTITY TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. HE ELABORATES ON THE THREE STAGES OF THE PROCESS OF HOLDING A GOVERNMENT AGENCY ACCOUNTABLE. HE PRESENTS THE CONCEPT OF ACCOUNTABILITY AS IT APPLIES PRACTICALLY TO VARIOUS KINDS OF TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS, AND THE PROBLEMS THAT ATTEMPTS AT ACHIEVING A FULLER GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY WILL FACE. THE FINAL SECTION SUGGESTS A NUMBER OF MEANS BY WHICH AUDITORS AND EVALUATORS CAN HELP MAKE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES MORE ACCOUNTABLE IN WAYS THAT WOULD SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)