Does transparency improve governance?

S Kosack, A Fung - Annual review of political science, 2014 - annualreviews.org
In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the potential of transparency—the
provision of information to the public—to improve governance in both developed and …

Do they work? Assessing the impact of transparency and accountability initiatives in service delivery

A Joshi - Development Policy Review, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Transparency and accountability initiatives (TAIs) have emerged as a key strategy for
improving public services, but the links between transparency and accountability and their …

[图书][B] Urban poverty in the global south: scale and nature

D Mitlin, D Satterthwaite - 2012 - taylorfrancis.com
One in seven of the world's population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of
these live in the Global South–mostly in overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate …

The impact of transparency and accountability initiatives

J Gaventa, R McGee - Development Policy Review, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This issue of Development Policy Review arises from a study of the impact and effectiveness
of transparency and accountability initiatives (TAIs) in different development sectors. It …

Widgets or watchdogs? Conceptual explorations in social accountability

A Joshi, PP Houtzager - Public Management Review, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Strengthening 'social accountability'is emerging as a key strategy for improving public
services and attaining the Millennium Development Goals. Yet current conceptualizations of …

[图书][B] Reducing urban poverty in the global south

D Satterthwaite, D Mitlin - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
Urban areas in the Global South now house most of the world's urban population and are
projected to house almost all its increase between now and 2030. There is a growing …

Shifting power? Assessing the impact of transparency and accountability initiatives

R McGee, J Gaventa - IDS Working Papers, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Accountability and transparency initiatives have taken democratisation, governance, aid and
development circles by storm since the turn of the century. Many actors involved with them …

Behind the World Bank's ringing declarations of “social accountability”: Ghana's public financial management reform

C Alawattage, JDC Azure - Critical perspectives on accounting, 2021 - Elsevier
Accountability has become integral to many African development reforms and permeated
the World Bank's (WB) policy discourses, with “social accountability” as a major plank in its …

[HTML][HTML] Informal social accountability mechanisms for water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in childcare centres in Nairobi City County's informal settlements

I Chumo, C Kabaria, K Muindi, H Elsey… - Urban Governance, 2022 - Elsevier
Social accountability for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is a critical
component to realising child rights to WASH services by the urban poor, more so in …

From favours to entitlements: community voice and action and health service quality in Zambia

M Schaaf, SM Topp, M Ngulube - Health policy and planning, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Social accountability is increasingly invoked as a way of improving health services. This
article presents a theory-driven qualitative study of the context, mechanisms and outcomes …