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100			_aKluvers, Ron
245			_aAccountability for performance in local government
260			_c2003
300			_ap.57-69.
362			_aMar
520			_aThe nature of accountability for performance in the public sector is explored in this paper by attempting to answer three questions: (1) How important is accountability for performance? (2) Which of the stakeholders consider themselves accountable for organisational performance, including contracts? (3) Does information asymmetry between stakeholders in regard to performance information affect accountability? This paper reports on research undertaken in Victorian local government based on the responses to a questionnaire by councillors and tier one and two managers. The results of the survey indicate that there is an understanding of accountability for performance, that both managers and councilors are considered to be accountable for performance but that information asymmetry and accountability relationships are problematic. - Reproduced.
650			_aAccountability
650			_aLocal government
773			_aAustralian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a56093
999			_c56093 _d56093