Essays about: "bureaucratic accountability."
Found 5 essays containing the words bureaucratic accountability..
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1. Human Factors in Deepwater Drilling - A New Approach to Safety and Operational Excellence
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Deepwater drilling operates high hazardous and complex systems. Technological and operational complexities, harsh environmental conditions, geological uncertainties, and high-pressure flammable fluids are some of the critical factors that pose clear threats towards safe operations and may result in high consequence events, as the Macondo blowout in 2010. READ MORE
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2. Money in Politics - Why Sweden and Denmark Chose Different Paths
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This paper poses the question: Why did Sweden shift its stance on private money in politics in compliance with GRECO’s recommendations between 2009 and 2014, whereas Denmark did not? It aims to explain the change and non-change through analyzing the countries’ legislation, reports on the countries made by international organizations, and the debates which took place in the countries themselves. The theory of accountability, presented by Tero Errkilä, aids in showing that the key difference between the two countries was their accountability method, and that this ultimately lead to different outcomes in the countries. READ MORE
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3. Bureaucrationality Behind the Scenes Field Study of Bureaucrats’ Balance Between Objectivity and Compassion
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Considering the depersonalization that the bureaucratic role entails, it is interesting to analyze the bureaucratic role-play that occurs between public and private sphere from a dramaturgical perspective. In order to investigate the personal shift of bureaucrats’ attitude, I conducted participant observations and interviews at an office of a Swedish Agency. READ MORE
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4. In Search of Legitimacy - The IMF, World Bank and WTO
University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : In the light of rising criticism and debate over the legitimacy and accountability of the central international economic institutions, the IMF, World Bank, and WTO, some developments can be seen in how these organizations are reacting to such criticism to improve their legitimacy. The study is comparative in character and aims to explain how these organizations are changing and why this change is occurring now as well as why there are differences in how the three organizations are developing. READ MORE
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5. The New Public Management Reform in Municipal Governments as Crucial Catalyst for Transition to Grassroots Electoral Democracy in China
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This research approaches public administration reform in China from a domestic perspective. Whereas recognizing that the mechanisms behind the nature differ from the principle of New Public Management (NPM) of Anglo-Saxon tradition, the reform initiatives are similar. READ MORE
