"Electronic books." . . "Öffentliche Dienstleistung" . . "Politische Beteiligung." . . . . "Public services Public opinion." . . "Organizational effectiveness Public opinion." . . "Municipal services Public opinion." . . "Municipal services Public opinion" . "Politische Verantwortung." . . "Government accountability." . . "Government accountability" . "Öffentliches Rechnungswesen" . . "Efficacité organisationnelle." . . "Zivilgesellschaft." . . "Offentlighedsteori" . . "Offentlig forvaltning" . . "Rendement au travail Gestion." . . "Performance Management." . . "Performance Management" . "Öffentliche Meinung." . . "Öffentliche Meinung" . "PHILOSOPHY Political." . . "Politische Institution." . . "Obligation de rendre compte (Administration publique)" . . "Wirtschaftliche Effizienz" . . "Politisk meningsdannelse" . . "Organizational effectiveness." . . "Organizational effectiveness" . "Performance Management Electronic books." . . . . "Livres électroniques" . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . "Accountability through public opinion : from inertia to public action" . "Accountability through public opinion : from inertia to public action"@en . . . "Accountability has become a buzzword in international development. Development actors appear to delight in announcing their intention to ?promote accountability??but it is often unclear what accountability is and how it can be promoted. This book addresses some questions that are crucial to understanding accountability and for understanding why accountability is important to improve the effectiveness of development aid. We ask: What does it mean to make governments accountable to their citizens? How do you do that? How do you create genuine demand for accountability among citizens, how do you move citizens from inertia to public action? The main argument of this book is that accountability is a matter of public opinion. Governments will only be accountable if there are incentives for them to do so?and only an active and critical public will change the incentives of government officials to make them responsive to citizens? demands. Accountability without public opinion is a technocratic, but not an effective solution. In this book, more than 30 accountability practitioners and thinkers discuss the concept and its structural conditions; the relationship between accountability, information, and the media; the role of deliberation to promote accountability; and mechanisms and tools to mobilize public opinion. A number of case studies from around the world illustrate the main argument of the book: Public opinion matters and an active and critical public is the surest means to achieve accountability that will benefit the citizens in developing countries. This book is designed for policy-makers and governance specialists working within the international development community, national governments, grassroots organizations, activists, and scholars engaged in understanding the interaction between accountability and public opinion and their role for increasing the impact of international development interventions."@en . . . . "Electronic resource"@en . . . . . . . . . "Accountability through Public Opinion From Inertia to Public Action"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Publications officielles" . . . . "Accountability through Public Opinion: From Inertia to Public Action addresses some core questions that are crucial to understanding what accountability is and why it affects the effectiveness of development aid."@en . . . "The book's contributors, nearly 30 accountability practitioners and thinkers, discuss the concept and its structural conditions; the relationship among accountability, information, and the media; the role of deliberation to promote accountability; and mechanisms and tools to mobilize public opinion. A number of case studies from around the world are included to illustrate the centrality of public opinion."@en . . . . "Aufsatzsammlung" . . . "Accountability through public opinion from inertia to public action"@en . "Accountability through public opinion from inertia to public action" . "Accountability through Public Opinion is designed for policy makers and governance specialists working within the international development community, national governments, grassroots organizations, activists, and scholars engaged in understanding the interaction between accountability and public opinion and the role of both in broadening the impact of international development interventions. --Book Jacket."@en . . . . . "The main argument of this book is that genuine public opinion is central to accountability. Governments will only be accountable if there are incentives for them to do so, and only an actively engaged and critical public will change the incentives of government officials to make them responsive to citizens' demands. Accountability without public opinion is a technocratic solution, not an effective one."@en . . . . . . "Organisationsforschung" . .