UID:
almafu_9958065896302883
Format:
xxv, 507 pages :
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illustrations ;
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26 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-283-10007-X
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9786613100078
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0-8213-8556-9
Series Statement:
World Bank e-Library.
Content:
Accountability has become a buzzword in international development. Development actors appear to delight in announcing their intention to ?promote accountability??but it is often unclear what accountability is and how it can be promoted. This book addresses some questions that are crucial to understanding accountability and for understanding why accountability is important to improve the effectiveness of development aid. We ask: What does it mean to make governments accountable to their citizens? How do you do that? How do you create genuine demand for accountability among citizens, how do you
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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section 1. Foundations -- sections 2. Structural context -- section 3. Information and accountability -- section 4. Building capacity through media institutions (media and journalism) -- section 5. Deliberation and accountability -- section 6. Power and public opinion (mobilizing public opinion) -- section 7. Case studies -- section 8. Conclusion.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-8505-4
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
(Deutschlandweit zugänglich)
URL:
Volltext
(kostenfrei)
URL:
Volltext
(kostenfrei)
URL:
http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-8505-0
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