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100			_aWang, Xiaohu
245			_aAssessing administrative accountability: results from a national survey
260			_c2002
300			_ap.350-70.
362			_aSep
520			_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.
650			_aAccountability
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
909			_a53842
999			_c53842 _d53842