Accountability and transparency in English local government: moving from ‘matching parts’ to ‘awkward couple’?
Although excessive transparency and accountability demands can have a counterproductive effect on organisational performance (Bovens, 2005), longstanding hierarchical accountability structures to ensure financial conformance in English local government continue to endure. Interestingly however, the...
Main Authors: | Ferry, Laurence, Eckersley, Peter, Zakaria, Zamzulaila |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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John Wiley & Sons Ltd
2015
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/44793/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44793/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44793/1/Ferry_et_al-2015-Financial_Accountability_%26_Management.pdf |
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