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Title:

Lost in internal evaluation? Accountability and insulation at the World Bank

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Heldt, Eugénia C.
Abstract:
Over past decades, the World Bank has been criticized by scholars, policymakers, and civil society groups for being unaccountable and inefficient. Confronted with this wave of contestation, the Bank established several internal accountability mechanisms, including the Inspection Panel, the Independent Evaluation Group, and the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman. Against this background, this article investigates how the proliferation of accountability mechanisms in a large and complex organization suc...     »
Keywords:
Accountability mechanisms, World Bank, performance, international organizations
Journal title:
Contemporary Politics
Year:
2018
Journal volume:
24
Journal issue:
5
Pages contribution:
568-587
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1080/13569775.2018.1455491
WWW:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13569775.2018.1455491
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