Book contents
- Measuring Accountability in Public Governance Regimes
- Measuring Accountability in Public Governance Regimes
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Statutes
- Introduction
- Part I Accountability Deficits and Overloads
- Part II Benchmark of Accountability
- Part III The Complexity of Accountability Systems
- 9 Features in Balance
- 10 Relationship Dynamics in the System
- 11 Mapping Out a System in Practice
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
10 - Relationship Dynamics in the System
from Part III - The Complexity of Accountability Systems
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 September 2020
Book contents
- Measuring Accountability in Public Governance Regimes
- Measuring Accountability in Public Governance Regimes
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Statutes
- Introduction
- Part I Accountability Deficits and Overloads
- Part II Benchmark of Accountability
- Part III The Complexity of Accountability Systems
- 9 Features in Balance
- 10 Relationship Dynamics in the System
- 11 Mapping Out a System in Practice
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter explores the second key challenge in mapping out accountability mechanisms as a system, which is to appreciate the nature of the relationships between them. Often, claims of accountability deficit and overload presuppose that mechanisms operate entirely independently from one another. However, on closer inspection it is possible to see that there is a range of dynamics in play. In addition to independent mechanisms, this chapter canvasses situations where mechanisms may operate in a mutually exclusive, staged, interdependent and co-operative manner.
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- Measuring Accountability in Public Governance Regimes , pp. 226 - 240Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020