Accountable Government through Collaborative Governance?

Governance researchers have repeatedly discussed how to make public governance more accountable given the relatively ‘thin’ accountability of representative government. Recent decades seen growth new, compensatory forms accountability. However, these measures do not seem satisfied demands for strengthening sector Drawing on concept social accountability, this article challenges common wisdom in arguing that collaborative may enhance although it also raises new problems must be tackled. The develops a heuristic framework empirical studies which improves impact governance.