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Bringing accountability up to date with the realities of public sector management in the 21st century
Author(s) -
Perrin Burt
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/capa.12107
Subject(s) - accountability , public sector , government (linguistics) , public administration , new public management , public management , political science , performance management , business , public relations , law and economics , economics , law , marketing , philosophy , linguistics
This article identifies basic shortcomings of traditional approaches to accountability and considers some of the reasons for the persistence of an approach that is known to: provide an inaccurate and distorted view of actual performance; inhibits rather than facilitates improved performance; and contributes to less rather than more confidence in government. The article then presents a vision of accountability more in keeping with the realities of public sector management in the twenty‐first century.