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faced by public administration in the management of preparing a budget by results and accountability, particularly when … transparent and equitable process and to improve the performance of public bodies, becoming the basis for better accountability … (the second aspect analysed in the document). Accountability becomes a challenge, on being an effective means of monitoring …
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I present a model in which a centrist electorate leads to partisan politics and vice versa. A centrist electorate benefits from an equilibrium in which only ideological politicians are elected in so far as ideological politicians are willing to give up more rents in return for a higher chance of...
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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 …
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School systems regularly use student assessments for accountability purposes. But, as highlighted by our conceptual …
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School systems regularly use student assessments for accountability purposes. But, as highlighted by our conceptual …
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We investigate the achievement impact of alternative uses of student assessments. Our dataset covers over 2 million students in 59 countries observed over 6 waves in the international PISA test 2000-2015. Our empirical model exploits the country panel dimension to investigate assessment reforms...
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Transparency of public management is fundamental to bringing citizens closer to public managers and as such universally considered an element of good governance. The main aim of this study is to identify the factors determining transparency in public management of Portuguese local authorities....
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-profit organizations, this paper examines the social mechanisms used to ensure accountability within the challenging environments where the … organizations operate. We find that Syrian diaspora organizations benefit from informal social accountability mechanisms that derive … from individuals' social network ties. Personal, social forms of accountability are particularly valuable to these …
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This study aims at developing a performance measurement system (PMS) for research and development (R&D) activities carried out by public research centres. Public research institutions are characterized by multiple stakeholders with different needs, and the management of R&D activities requires...
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Abstract Professor Sunder’s book raises significant issues about the state of financial reporting, particularly his concern at the proliferation of complex rules for which there are only questionable justifications. In this review essay issue is taken not that there isn’t a problem with...
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