Area of Focus: Institutional Accountability

Created: Jan 06, 2007
Updated: Oct 22, 2007

Institutional Accountability

Institutional accountability refers to the obligation of institutions, be they nonprofit organizations, companies, corporations or government bodies, to be responsible for their actions and for the appropriate management of resources that have been entrusted to them.

Keywords
corruption, transparency, international conventions, oversight, reform, good governance, government agencies, mandate, fraud, federal, political, waste, international financial institutions, monitoring, ombudsman, responsibility, stakeholders, shareholders, auditing, public bodies, intergovernmental institutions, agreements, watchdogs, international law, democratic deficit, corporations redefined and limited, corporate charter

Featured Resources

Research Essay: "Soldiers Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan: The Long-term Costs of Providing Veterans Medical Care and Disability Benefits." Linda Bilmes - photo source

Featured Organizations

Coalition for Political Accountability to Women's mission is to promote participation and influence of women in building a gender responsive political leadership and create an enabling environment that meets the social political needs of the people of Uganda. - photo source

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Public Service Accountability Monitor PSAM is an independent monitoring and research institute dedicated to strengthening democracy in South Africa. - photo source

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-Goethe

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