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ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE ICAC*
Author(s) -
QC Ian Temby
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
australian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-8500
pISSN - 0313-6647
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8500.1990.tb02245.x
Subject(s) - slogan , accountability , government (linguistics) , word (group theory) , value (mathematics) , administration (probate law) , public administration , relation (database) , law and economics , political science , sociology , linguistics , law , philosophy , computer science , politics , machine learning , database
Accountability is a vogue word. It has been around for a while now, but does not seem to be going out of fashion. Probably that is because the word reflects and reinforces a value system in relation to government and administration which is solid and good, not just a passing fad. If that is right, then the only difficulty with the notion of accountability is that it may be bandied round to such an extent as to become a mere slogan, a substitute for thought.