After the collapse of Soviet Union and democratization former states in Central Eastern Europe, Poland’s strong economy internal stability primed it to be a leader region make post-communist success story – but this optimism would not last. The election Law Justice Party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość Polish, PiS for short) 2015 marked significant downturn quality country’s democracy. In paper, I exam...

BACKGROUND Improving public accountability is currently high on the global agenda. At the same time, the organisation of health services in low- and middle-income countries is taking place in fragmented institutional landscapes. State and non-state actors are involved in increasingly complex governance arrangements. This often leads to coordination problems, confusion of roles and responsibilit...

Charter schools involve a trading of autonomy for accountability. This accountability comes through two forces—markets through the choices of parents and students, and accountability to government through the writing of contracts that must be renewed for schools to continue to operate. Charter schools are supposed to be more accountable for educational performance than traditional public school...

The word and concept of "accountability" is used broadly and frequently in healthcare--often seen as the key to success change initiatives. But what accountability means and how it is applied can vary significantly. Policy-makers, managers, researchers and healthcare providers use the term in relation to everything from the quality of our relationships with and expectations of one another, to o...

BACKGROUND Accountability in global health is a commonly invoked though less commonly questioned concept. Critically reflecting on the concept and how it is put into practice, this paper focuses on the who, what, how, and where of accountability, mapping its defining features and considering them with respect to real-world circumstances. Changing dynamics in global health cooperation - such as ...

The third sector encompasses many types of not-for-profit organisations (NPOs). This results in a diverse sector, where accountabilities vary and are complex. In this paper, we explore notions accountability at the micro level social analysis, between individuals, enacted through interaction. We aim to provide detail on how is role(s) trust (if any) form accountability. employ theoretical frame...

The global community's growing enthusiasm for the potential of social accountability approaches to improve health system performance and accelerate health progress makes it imperative that we learn from social accountability intervention implementation experience and results. To this end, we carried out a review of Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE)'s experience with ...