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Cambridge Studies in Law and Society: Public Accountability: Designs, Dilemmas and Experiences
Michael W. Dowdle (Ed.)
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Description for Cambridge Studies in Law and Society: Public Accountability: Designs, Dilemmas and Experiences
paperback. The most comprehensive survey to-date of how different organizations hold persons acting in the public interest to account. Editor(s): Dowdle, Michael W. Series Editor(s): Arup, Chris; Chanock, Martin; O'Malley, Pat; Merry, Sally Engle; Silbey, Susan. Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society. Num Pages: 474 pages, 9 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 763.
There is an ongoing perception that public accountability in modern-day governance is in 'crisis', caused by globalization and the increasing power of private economic interests. This book responds to that idea, providing the most comprehensive survey to date of how different organizations hold persons acting in the public interest to account, and the various problems they face. The book shows how key issues, such as public-mindedness, democracy and responsibility, and structures, such as bureaucracy, markets and transparency, adopt radically different and sometimes contradictory interpretations when viewed from different experiential perspectives. It also demonstrates how underlying all this are core communities ... Read more
There is an ongoing perception that public accountability in modern-day governance is in 'crisis', caused by globalization and the increasing power of private economic interests. This book responds to that idea, providing the most comprehensive survey to date of how different organizations hold persons acting in the public interest to account, and the various problems they face. The book shows how key issues, such as public-mindedness, democracy and responsibility, and structures, such as bureaucracy, markets and transparency, adopt radically different and sometimes contradictory interpretations when viewed from different experiential perspectives. It also demonstrates how underlying all this are core communities ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
474
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Condition
New
Weight
762g
Number of Pages
474
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521617611
SKU
V9780521617611
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About Michael W. Dowdle (Ed.)
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Government and Public Administration.
Reviews for Cambridge Studies in Law and Society: Public Accountability: Designs, Dilemmas and Experiences
Dowdle has amassed an all-star cast of established and ascendant scholars in the areas of public law and administrative law whose essays approach the topic from a variety of angles. Indeed, one could not imagine a better list of contributors for this topic. This makes reading the collection a pure treat offering something for every intellectual palette. - ... Read more