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Public Trust Depends on Public Accountability
Posted by Henry McCandless in Accountability of Public Administration Academics, Authorities' Accountabilities, Corporate Accountabilities, Governance Accountabilities, Media Accountabilities on November 17, 2010
Without public trust in authorities, society doesn’t work properly.
The argument for requiring full and fair public explanation by authorities on how they are carrying out their responsibilities is straight-forward: If authorities are required to explain publicly, fully and fairly, before taking their decisions:
- what specific outcomes they intend to bring about, for whom, and why,
- the performance standards they intend for themselves and those they oversee,
their decision-making will be fairer for all those who would be significantly affected by their decisions. Read the rest of this entry »

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