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1 online resource (xiii, 264 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-261) and index. |
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Introduction -- The Concepts of Partnerships and Accountability -- Why Organizations ought to be Accountable -- Partnerships in Practice -- Concrete Partnership Accountability Standards -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Public-private partnerships have become an important tool for delivering essential public goods, but critics fear that they erode public accountability. Making partnerships more accountable requires a clear understanding of what accountability means for partnerships and which mechanisms can be used to strengthen it. Accountability in Public Policy Partnerships develops a new model of accountability based on principal-agent theory. This model provides a firm normative foundation for accountability demands. At the same time, it shows which accountability standards apply to which kinds of partnerships. Norm-setting partnerships, for example, require strong mechanisms for participation, whereas implementation partnerships must focus on performance evaluation, competitive bidding and beneficiary feedback processes. The accountability model and standards developed in this book provide a guide for partnership practitioners who are developing the governance structures of their partnerships; they serve as benchmarks for evaluating partnerships; and they provide new inputs for the ongoing accountability debates in the public, the corporate and the civil society sectors. This ebook is participating in an experiment and is available Open Access under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) licence. Users are free to disseminate and reuse the ebook. The licence does not however permit commercial exploitation or the creation of derivative works without specific permission. To view a copy of this license visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0. For more information about the experiment visit our FAQs. |
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Print version record. |
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Promoted: Local to Global Cooperative Springer Open Access eBooks |
| Language |
English. |
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Public-private sector cooperation.
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Government accountability.
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Public administration.
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Public ownership -- nationalization.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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Politics and Government.
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Government accountability. (OCoLC)fst01746414
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Public-private sector cooperation. (OCoLC)fst01083445
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| Indexed Term |
Principal-agent theory |
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Accountability |
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Public policy |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Steets, Julia, 1975- Accountability in public policy partnerships. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 9780230238978 (DLC) 2010027560 (OCoLC)635463644 |
| ISBN |
9780230290617 (electronic book) |
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0230290612 (electronic book) |
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9781349315994 |
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1349315990 |
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9780230238978 (hardback) |
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0230238971 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
10.1057/9780230290617 doi |
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392745 |
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