Accountability in Public Policy Partnerships

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures and Tables......Page 10
Preface......Page 11
List of Acronyms......Page 12
1.1 Accountability – a fuzzy concept and its importance for partnerships......Page 16
1.2 Purpose and structure......Page 19
2.1.1 Definition......Page 21
2.1.2 Partnerships between networks and corporatism......Page 25
2.2.1 Defining the 'core' of accountability......Page 29
2.2.2 Who is accountable, to whom, for what and how?......Page 33
2.2.3 The accountability dilemma......Page 47
2.3.1 Political salience......Page 49
2.3.2 Importance of trade-offs......Page 51
2.3.3 Complexity......Page 52
3 Why Organisations Ought to be Accountable......Page 53
3.1.1 Consequentialist justifications......Page 54
3.1.2 Power and stakeholder theory......Page 56
3.1.3 Power and the democratic deficit......Page 61
3.2.1 Delegation and the duty to act in the best interest of the principal......Page 68
3.2.2 Delegation and the need for appropriate accountability mechanisms......Page 73
3.2.3 Ex-post and hypothetical delegation......Page 80
3.3 The advantages of justifying accountability through delegation......Page 91
3.4 Form should follow function......Page 93
4.1 Partnership types …......Page 96
4.1.1 Advocacy and awareness-raising partnerships......Page 98
4.1.2 Rule setting and regulation partnerships......Page 99
4.1.3 Policy implementation partnerships......Page 100
4.2.1 Legal and fiscal accountability arrangements......Page 101
4.2.2 Financial accountability......Page 103
4.2.3 Elements of process accountability......Page 104
4.2.4 Accountability for outcomes......Page 106
4.2.5 Accountability through independence and professionalism......Page 109
4.2.6 Overview over partnerships and their main accountability arrangements......Page 110
5.1 Advocacy and awareness-raising partnerships: Basic standards for all partnerships......Page 114
5.1.1 Accountability for complying with relevant rules and regulations......Page 115
5.1.2 Financial accountability......Page 123
5.1.3 Accountability for working towards the partnership's mission......Page 133
5.1.4 Summary of standards......Page 136
5.2 Standards for rule setting and regulation partnerships......Page 139
5.2.1 Applying democratic accountability standards to rule-setting partnerships......Page 140
5.2.2 Accountability through participation......Page 141
5.2.3 Accountability to avoid the abuse of authority......Page 152
5.2.4 Summary of standards......Page 155
5.3 Standards for implementation partnerships......Page 157
5.3.1 Applying corporate accountability standards to partnerships......Page 159
5.3.2 Outcome accountability through performance evaluation......Page 160
5.3.3 Outcome accountability through the introduction of market elements......Page 165
5.3.4 Summary of standards......Page 169
5.4 Standards for information-generating partnerships......Page 170
5.4.1 Transferable accountability practices in universities and the judiciary and guidance from relevant international standards......Page 171
5.4.2 Accountability for impartiality through independence......Page 175
5.4.3 Accountability for accuracy and quality through professionalism......Page 180
5.4.4 Summary of standards......Page 184
6.1 Summary of findings......Page 185
6.2 Lessons and applications......Page 188
Notes......Page 191
Bibliography......Page 240
Index......Page 277