The Dilemma of Accountability in Modern Government: Independence versus Control

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Accountability and Independence in the Contract State....Pages 3-69
The Ditchley Conference: A British View....Pages 70-99
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Government Contracting for Academic Research: Accountability in the American Experience....Pages 103-117
The University-Managed Laboratory....Pages 118-128
The Government-Oriented Corporation....Pages 129-147
Government Contracting in Industry: Some Observations on the Ferranti and Bristol Siddeley Contracts....Pages 148-168
Project Upward Bound: A Case Study....Pages 169-180
Problems of Autonomy and Accountability in Government Contracts for Research and Development in Education....Pages 181-189
Accountability in Britain’s Nuclear Energy Programmes....Pages 190-212
Governmental Contracts with Non-Profit Social Welfare Corporations....Pages 213-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Public Accountability: Trends and Parliamentary Implications....Pages 233-250
Independence and Accountability in Government Support of Academic Science: A Congressional Perspective....Pages 251-282
Financial Accountability to Parliament....Pages 283-310
Public Accountability and Audit: A Reconnaissance....Pages 311-345
Exchange of Letters....Pages 346-354
Accountability, Independence and Management Science....Pages 355-378
Back Matter....Pages 379-391