Abstract
It is generally believed that a democratic form of
government rests on the foundation of accountability as
government is held accountable to the people through
ministerial responsibility. In this paper the notion of
accountability has been critically examined and a case has
been made that the notion is chameleon in character and
is often not adequately understood by its users. It has
been argued that accountability has gradually eroded as
the new hybrid form of modern governance is based on
complex network of relationships which in turn makes it
difficult to determine who is accountable to whom and for
what. It is concluded that there is a need for strengthening
formal accountability institutions as lack of transparency
plagues developing countries like Pakistan even more than
the developed economies.
Key Words: Accountability, Governance, Public administration, public
management, NPM
Haider Shah. (2011) Accountability: Has it been hollowed out in the modern state? , Journal of Political Studies, Volume 18, Issue 1.
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