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The Accountability State : US Federal Inspectors General and the Pursuit of Democratic Integrity /

"The creation of inspector-generals (IGs) in federal agencies began in the 1970's as the size and reach of the federal government grew. IGs are part of the agency but with some independence from the leadership. They are asked to conduct investigations at the request of management or Congre...

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Autor principal: Hilliard, Nadia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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505 0 |a Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations Used in Text; Part I. Inspecting the Terrain; 1. Introduction: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodies?; 2. â#x80;#x9C;Once Youâ#x80;#x99;ve Met One IG, Youâ#x80;#x99;ve Met One IGâ#x80;#x9D;: Modes of Monitory Democratic Practice; 3. An Inspector Calls (with Apologies to J.B. Priestley): The Inspector General Category; Part II. The IGs at Work; 4. Bungling Bureaucrats: Searching for Independence at State; 5. A Political Democracy at State: Protecting Passport Privacy, 1992â#x80;#x93;2008. 
505 0 |a 6. Lawyers Out of Court: Guarding the Guardians at Justice7. A Constitutional Democracy at Justice: Forging Democratic Norms in the War on Terror, 2002â#x80;#x93;2010; 8. From Terror to Hurricanes: Crafting Emergency Governance at Homeland Security; 9. A Managerial Democracy at Homeland Security: A Web of Accountability in the Gulf Coast Recovery Project, 2005â#x80;#x93;2009; Part III. The Democratic Perspective; 10. Forging a New Democratic Form: Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Inspector; 11. Conclusion: Quis Custodiet Custodem Ipsum Custodum?; Appendix: Interviews; Notes; Index; Back Cover. 
520 |a "The creation of inspector-generals (IGs) in federal agencies began in the 1970's as the size and reach of the federal government grew. IGs are part of the agency but with some independence from the leadership. They are asked to conduct investigations at the request of management or Congress into wrong-doing or the efficiency and effectiveness of government programs. They are seen as a way of making sure that agencies carry out their mandates under law and of enhancing the ability of Congress to conduct oversight. In this book Nadia Hilliard looks at inspectors-general in the Departments of Justice, State, and Homeland Security in order to see if IGs enhance democratic control over these bureaucracies. She argues that the effectiveness of the IG as a means of democratic accountability varies depending on the degree of independence of the IG, the resources available, the stability of the leadership, the ability to develop an appropriate focus of work, and the ability to develop on-going programs of monitoring in the agency. Their contribution lies mainly in their ability to create a narrative about a government program and publicize that story"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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