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CSOs and their power
Social Accountability (pdf 194kb)
This paper provides a brief overview of the concept and emerging applications for social accountability, covering five key questions, including:
- What is social accountability?
- Why is it important?
- What are its core features?
- What are the key applications in development?
- What are the factors that underpin its success?
It also explores the correlation between social accountability and other key issues such as governance, gender, participation, empowerment, institutions and rights.
- Resource link:
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/ ESSD/sdvext.nsf/60ByDocName/ SocialAccountabilityAnIntroductiontotheConceptandEmergingPractice/$FILE/SAc+paper+FINAL.pdf - Published: Dec 2004
- Source: World Bank (www.worldbank.org)
- Added to ADG on: 20 July 2005 , contributed by: ADG team
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