We show that a large electorate of ignorant voters can succeed in establishing high levels of electoral accountability … performance. We find that the accountability problem can be solved well in the sense that the incumbent exerts effort as if she …

How does electoral accountability affect the effectiveness of terrorism prevention in a democ- racy? We analyze the … connection between electoral accountability and policy effectiveness in the context of terrorism prevention. We develop a formal …

, accountability, and government efficiency. Empirical identification strategies, endogeneity problems, and remaining caveats regarding …

It has been argued that accountability is a public good that only citizens can provide. Governments can put … if accountability is to be achieved. Thus, citizens face a social dilemma - participate in holding public servants to … those who do. If this characterization of accountability is valid, we would expect more cooperatively inclined citizens to …

reoriented their assistance in order to target specific issues like the strengthening of civil society, accountability and the …. Moreover, when it comes to more substantial aspects of democracy, such as enhancing accountability and fighting corruption …

has a hard time providing an instrumental explanation for the existence of "accountability journalism". According to the … apply when a group of voters shares a common goal such as accountability and information is delivered via mass media. In …