Title
Assessing Administrative Accountability: Results From A National Survey
Abstract
This article presents the results of a national survey on accountability practices in U.S. municipal administrations. It also examines possible causes and effects of accountability. It finds that city administrations use a variety of political and legal accountability tools. They reveal more financial information than performance information to their stakeholders. Accountability appears to be enhanced through eliminating government workers' concerns about exposing their performances. Responsiveness, public consensus, and stakeholder trust are strengthened in accountable administrations. However, stakeholder fiscal commitments and administrative service capacities are not associated with accountability. © 2002 Sage Publications.
Publication Date
9-1-2002
Publication Title
American Review of Public Administration
Volume
32
Issue
3
Number of Pages
350-370
Document Type
Review
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074002032003005
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
25844477449 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/25844477449
STARS Citation
Wang, Xiaohu, "Assessing Administrative Accountability: Results From A National Survey" (2002). Scopus Export 2000s. 2457.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/2457