Performance audit is now in fashion, but in the past it has been a somewhat closed world, little studied by outsiders. Now an international team of researchers has studied the work of five national audit offices -- France, Finland, The Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK. The picture thus revealed contains elements of technical innovation, methodological challenge, and crucial strategic choice.
Performance audit is now in fashion, but in the past it has been a somewhat closed world, little studied by outsiders. Now an international team of re...
Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc Jeremy Lonsdale Burt Perrin
Like honesty and clean water, -accountability- is invariably seen as a good thing and the absence of accountability is associated with most of the greatest abuses in human history. Accountability is thus closely linked with the exercise of power, the legitimacy of policies, and those pursuing both.
This volume explores the paradox that exists today: there are more accountability-related activities now than ever before, yet the public laments what is perceived as a lack of actual accountability. This raises a number of questions: Is there a need for different approaches to...
Like honesty and clean water, -accountability- is invariably seen as a good thing and the absence of accountability is associated with most of the ...
