Title: Accountability through public opinion : from inertia to public action

Authors: Odugbemi, Sina and Lee, Taeku

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: World bank

Year: cop. 2011

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: governance, popular participation, civil society, accountability, public opinion

Abstract: The effectiveness of new social accountability tools is examined. Subjects include: (1) effective deliberation and accountability; (2) overcoming inertia and generating participation in South Africa; and (3) adult civic education and the development of democratic culture.

URL: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTGOVACC/Resources/Accountabilitybookweb.pdf

Document type: E-Book/ E-Book Chapter