Accountability mechanisms are touted as a path to 'good governance.' But are accountability mechanisms a sure route to achieving the objectives of 'good governance'? Limited case studies have offered inconsistent evidence (Devas & Grant 2003; Charlick 2001; Blair 2000). But empirical evidence of the relationships between principles of good governance, high citizen participation, low levels of corruption, high-quality service delivery, and accountability mechanisms is lacking. The author examine the effectiveness of accountability mechanisms in Liberia and find relationships between measures of county-level fiscal accountability and measures of good governance do not always produce expected results, making fiscal accountability mechanisms no guarantee for achieving goals of good governance.
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Document Date
2013/06/21
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Journal Article
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82074
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1
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1
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2018/06/11
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Disclosed
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Doc Name
The road to good governance : via the path less accountable? The effectiveness of fiscal accountability in Liberia
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Keywords
good governance;corruption;fiscal accountability;political participation;accountability mechanism;political efficacy;perception of corruption;adequate level of service;public access to information;institute of development studies;mechanism of accountability;local government official;Rule of Law;transfer of fund;local accountability;citizen perceptions;citizen participation;improved service delivery;public management system;public service provision;service delivery performance;citizen access;frequency distribution;independent variable;local government accountability;process of decentralization;local government revenue;local government service;opportunities for corruption;local government resource;incidence of corruption;success and failure;public policy decision;local government institution;infrastructure and services;central government transfer;reduction in poverty;public service delivery;corruption in government;delivery of service;lack of transparency;public administration review;absence of violence;local public service;predictor participation;act of corruption;local fiscal accountability;local accountability mechanisms;relationship between citizens;control of corruption;quality control mechanism;
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The road to good governance : via the path less accountable The effectiveness of fiscal accountability in Liberia (English). Author accepted manuscript Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/842441528786453042/The-road-to-good-governance-via-the-path-less-accountable-The-effectiveness-of-fiscal-accountability-in-Liberia