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Principal-agent Accountability

Principal-Agent Accountability is a theoretical construct in political science and governance that specifies the mechanisms through which agents, such as international organizations or bureaucratic institutions, are held responsible to their principals, typically states or citizens, for the execution of delegated authority in accordance with established norms, mandates, or expectations.

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The Apparent Ideological Behavior of Legislators: Testing for Principal-Agent Slack in Political Institutions

Joseph P. Kalt, Mark A. Zupan · The Journal of Law and Economics · 1990 · 341 citations

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The Reputational Basis of Public Accountability

Madalina Busuioc, Martín Lodge · Governance · 2015 · 301 citations · Full text

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Predicting Public Sector Accountability: From Agency Drift to Forum Drift

Thomas Schillemans, Madalina Busuioc · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory · 2014 · 278 citations · Full text

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New Public Management and Education

Sowaribi Tolofari · Policy Futures in Education · 2005 · 249 citations · Full text

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Creating a system for data-driven decision-making: applying the principal-agent framework

Priscilla Wohlstetter, Amanda Datnow, Vicki Park · School Effectiveness and School Improvement · 2008 · 245 citations

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Authors

172

  1. MB
    Madalina Busuioc

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    3 publications · 760 citations

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  2. AA
    Adina Akbik

    Hertie School, Germany

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  3. DC
    Deirdre Curtin

    European University Institute, Italy

    2 publications · 211 citations

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  4. DH
    Darren Hawkins

    Brigham Young University, United States

    2 publications · 60 citations

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  5. JC
    John C. Morris

    Old Dominion University, United States

    2 publications · 117 citations

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Institutions

122

  1. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    692 citations

  2. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    386 citations

  3. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    175 citations

  4. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    243 citations

  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    349 citations

  6. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    459 citations

  7. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    37 citations

  8. University of York

    York, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    165 citations

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  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 7 publications · 245 citations

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  2. Journal of European Public Policy

    JEPP · 6 publications · 522 citations

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  3. Governance

    4 publications · 581 citations

    4

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  4. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

    JPART · 4 publications · 554 citations

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  5. Public Performance & Management Review

    PPMR · 3 publications · 103 citations

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