A deepening crisis in accountability in developing democracies has triggered much debate on accountability and the mechanisms needed for overcoming deficiencies of democracy. This book analyzes a wide variety of contemporary efforts to reform accountability systems in developing countries.

Autorentext
Anne Marie Goetz is a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. Rob Jenkins is Professor of Political Science, Birkbeck College, University of London.

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Acknowledgements Introduction Where Accountability Meets Governance: Globalization, Participation and Corruption Accountability Failures and Human Development New Roles for Accountability Actors New Methods and Shifting Accountability Jurisdictions New Standards of Accountability Gender and Accountability The Politics of Backlash: Critiques of the New Accountability Agenda Notes Bibliography Index