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Sociotechnical imaginaries of low-carbon waste-energy futures: UK techno-market fixes displacing public accountability. [PDF]
Soc Stud Sci, 2020 To implement EU climate policy, the UK’s New Labour government (1997–2010) elaborated an ecomodernist policy framework. It promoted technological innovation to provide low-carbon renewable energy, especially by treating waste as a resource.
Levidow L, Raman S.
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Public sector accountability: do leadership practices, integrity and internal control systems matter? [PDF]
IIM Ranchi Journal of Management Studies, 2023 Purpose – The study explores the current public sector accountability practices in sub-Saharan African region. Specifically, this study assesses whether accountability is related to integrity, internal control system and leadership in the public sector ...
Atta Brenya Bonsu +3 more
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Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review, 2022 Background: The South African public sector still faces numerous challenges of public accountability and corruption 26 years post the establishment of a democratic government and a free society.
Tando Rulashe, Edwin O.C. Ijeoma
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Governance Structures, Voluntary Disclosures and Public Accountability: The Case of UK Higher Education Institutions [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: We investigate the extent of voluntary disclosures in UK higher education institutions’ (HEIs) annual reports and examine whether internal governance structures influence disclosure in the period following major reform and funding constraints.
Broad, Martin J. +2 more
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Cogent Business & Management, 2020 The performance measurement system (PMS) in the public sector has attracted the attention of many researchers around the world. Drawing on institutional theories, especially neo-institutional sociology, this study examines the mediating role of public ...
Yen Thi Tran, Nguyen Phong Nguyen
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Public accountability needs to be enforced -a case study of the governance arrangements and accountability practices in a rural health district in Ghana. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv Res, 2016 BackgroundImproving public accountability is currently high on the global agenda. At the same time, the organisation of health services in low- and middle-income countries is taking place in fragmented institutional landscapes. State and non-state actors
Van Belle S, Mayhew SH.
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What can we learn on public accountability from non-health disciplines: a meta-narrative review. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2016 Objective In health, accountability has since long been acknowledged as a central issue, but it remains an elusive concept. The literature on accountability spans various disciplines and research traditions, with differing interpretations. There has been
Van Belle S, Mayhew SH.
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Ilomata International Journal of Social Science, 2022 Since public sector reform initiatives, public accountability and transparency have advanced democracy and good governance on managing state finances. State financial management mechanism involves regional policies and fiscal decentralization trend in ...
Alian Natision +4 more
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Updating public accountability: a conceptual framework of voluntary accountability
Public Management Review, 2021 Voluntary accountability is widely documented. Yet, the concept does not sit comfortably within prevailing frameworks that conceptualize accountability as an obligation.
Thijs de Boer
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The Lancet Global Health, 2021 Background: Transparency and accountability are essential components at all stages of the trade negotiation process. This study reports on the findings of an evaluation of the United States' public consultation process during the re-negotiation of the ...
Anna S Y Wong, BSc +2 more
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