Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Part I: The Substance of Accountability 1. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS: ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT? 3 Making Laws Work as Intended 4 Exercising Lawful and Sensible Discretion 7 Initiating Changes in Policies and Programs 11 Enhancing Citizen Confidence in the Administrative Institutions of Government 14 Notes 17 2. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS: ACCOUNTABLE TO WHOM? 19 The Public Administrator and the Elected Chief Executive 20 The Public Administrator and the Legislature 24 The Public Administrator and the Citizens 26 The Public Administrator and the Courts 28 The Public Administrator and the News Media 29 An Overall View 31 Notes 31
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