01261pab a2200169 454500008004000000100001700040245007600057260000900133300001400142362000800156520073200164650001900896773004500915909001000960999001700970952010400987180718b2002 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d aWang, Xiaohu aAssessing administrative accountability: results from a national survey c2002 ap.350-70. aSep aThis article presents the results of a national survey on accountability practices in U.S. municipal administrations. it also examines possible causes and effects of accountability. It finds that city administrations use a variety of political and legal accountability tools. They reveal more financial information performance information to their stakeholders. Accountability appears to be enhanced through eliminating government workers' concerns about exposing their performances. Responsiveness, public consensus, and stakeholder trust are strengthened in accountable administrations. However, stakeholder fiscal commitments and administrative service capacities are not associated with accountability. - Reproduced. aAccountability aAmerican Review of Public Administration a53842 c53842d53842 00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 32, Issue no: 3pAR54287r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR