Deliberative Accountability in Parliamentary Committees

by Schonhardt Bailey and Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey

In recent decades, we have seen an explosion in expectations for greater accountability of public policymaking. But, as accountability has increased, trust in governments and politicians has fallen. By focusing on the heart of public accountability--the reason-giving by policymakers for their policy decisions (i.e. deliberative accountability)--this work offers an empirical route for understanding why more accountability may not always deliver more...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192847872
• ISBN13: 9780192847874
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"