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Safeguarding public accountability in horizontal government

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  • Ank Michels
  • Albert Meijer

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The trend towards horizontalization in government prompts a debate on safeguarding public accountability. This article contributes to the debate by presenting categories of horizontalization in government, types of horizontal accountability and criteria for judging the appropriateness of arrangements for public accountability. Accountability arrangements must meet the requirements of the democratic constitutional state to provide adequate checks and balances. This implies, among other things, that responsibilities must be clear and the information supply, debate and sanctioning options must all be established. A discussion of existing mechanisms for horizontal accountability indicates that the requirements of a democratic constitutional state are generally not sufficiently met. This makes it imperative to establish more balanced arrangements for public accountability that fit more horizontal forms of government.

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  • Ank Michels & Albert Meijer, 2008. "Safeguarding public accountability in horizontal government," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(2), pages 165-173, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmgr:v:10:y:2008:i:2:p:165-173
    DOI: 10.1080/14719030801928490
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    1. Jacob Torfing & Eva Sørensen, 2019. "Interactive Political Leadership in Theory and Practice: How Elected Politicians May Benefit from Co-Creating Public Value Outcomes," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-18, July.
    2. Verhoest, Koen & Wynen, Jan, 2016. "The nexus between agencification and horizontal accountability : A multi-country survey analysis," Other publications TiSEM b3e3605c-d9ff-4411-97b2-7, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    3. Tuomas Korhonen & Virpi Sillanpää & Aki Jääskeläinen, 2023. "Anchor practices that guide horizontal performance measurement: an interventionist case study of the financial aspect of new technology implementation in healthcare," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 27(3), pages 787-816, September.
    4. Tom Christensen & Anne Fimreite & Per Lægreid, 2014. "Joined-Up Government for Welfare Administration Reform in Norway," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 14(4), pages 439-456, December.

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