Holding Power to Account

RICHARD MULGAN is Reader in Public Policy at the Australian National University and was formerly Professor of Classics and Political Studies at the University of Otago and Professor of Political Studies at the University of Auckland. He has written extensively on Greek political thought, New Zealand Politics and public sector management.

• Preface Issues of Accountability Government Accountability: Political Mechanisms Government Accountability: Judicial Review, Audit and Other Mechanisms Government Accountability Compared with Accountability in the Private Sectors Government Accountability and New Public Management Reforms Locating Accountability: One or Many? Accountability and its Limits References