The following is a review of Melvin J. Dubnick and H. George Frederickson’s edited collection Accountable Governance: Problems and Promises. The book’s major themes and how they relate to current challenges facing governance are discussed.
BrownTrevor LPotoskiMatthewSlykeDavid M. Van. 2011. Accountability challenges in public sector contracting for complex products. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 42–54. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
GhereRichard K.2011. Accountability and information-technology enactment: A cross-national perspective. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 146–64. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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HoodChristopher. 2011. Blame avoidance and accountability: Positive, negative, or neutral? In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 167–79. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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JohnsonBonnie J.PierceJohn C.LovrichNicholas P.Jr. 2011. The accountability environment of U.S. counties. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.GeorgeFrederickson H., 111–26. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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JordanSara R.2011. Accountability in two non-Western contexts. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 241–54. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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KarnsMargaret P.ShafferTimothy J.GhereRichard K.. 2011. The challenges of accountability for international nongovernmental and civil-society organizations. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 180–96. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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KearnsKevin P.2011. Accountability in the nonprofit sector: Abandoning the one-size-fits-all approach. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 197–210. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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KoppellJonathan G. S.2011. Accountability for global governance organizations. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 55–77. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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O'KellyCiaran. 2011. Accountability and a theory of prepresentation. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 255–68. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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PollittChristopher. 2011. Performance blight and the tyranny of light? Accountability in advanced performance measurement regimes. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 81–97. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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PosnerPaul L.SchwartzRobert. 2011. Accountability institutions and information in the policy-making process. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 129–45. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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PotoskiMatthewPrakashAseem. 2011. Accountability and voluntary programs. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 225–38. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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RadinBeryl A.2011. Does performance measurement actually improve accountability? In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 98–110. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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RomzekBarbara S.2011. The tangled web of accountability in contracting networks: The case of welfare reform. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 22–41. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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RomzekBarbara S.DubnickMelvin J.. 1987. Accountability in the public sector: Lessons from the challenger tragedy. Public Administration Review47:227–38.
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SchillemansThomasBovensMark. 2011. The challenges of multiple accountability: Does redundancy lead to overlod? In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 3–21. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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WheelerSally. 2011. Watching the Watchers. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 213–24. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
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YangKaifeng. 2011. Emergent accountability and structuration theory: Implications. In Accountable governance: Problems and promises, ed. DubnickMelvin J.George FredericksonH., 269–81. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
