Social accountability in the health sector has been promoted as a strategy to improve the
quality and performance of health providers in low-and middle-income countries. Whether …

Empirical evidence of tangible impacts of social accountability initiatives is mixed. This meta-
analysis reinterprets evaluations through a new lens: the distinction between tactical and …

The global community's growing enthusiasm for the potential of social accountability
approaches to improve health system performance and accelerate health progress makes it …

Engaging citizens in holding public officials and service providers accountable, referred to
as social accountability, is a popular remedy for public sector performance weaknesses …

This article argues that the complex multi‐stakeholder arrangements anticipated for
implementing Sustainable Development Goals call for a distinct type of host: an interlocutor …

The global land community has increasingly recognized the need to work towards practical,
coordinated integration and scalable implementation of alternative approaches to land …

Executive summary This working paper argues that the growing field of transparency,
participation and accountability (TPA) needs a conceptual reboot, to address the limited …

The disappointing performance of conventional public sector reforms in developing
countries has led to the rise of 'new'approaches seeking to overcome traditional …

Background Social accountability interventions such as CARE's Community Score Card©
show promise for improving sexual, reproductive, and maternal health outcomes. A key …

After two decades of cash transfer programming, interest in programme governance and
social accountability is growing. Analysts are increasingly realising the importance of issues …