Part 1. Election, Accountability, and Representation
1. Elections and Representation
2. Electoral Accountability and the Control of Politicians Selecting Good Types versus Sanctioning Poor Performance
3. What Do Policy Switches Tell Us about Democracy?
4. Accountability and Authority Toward a Theory of Political Accountability
5. Accountability and Manipulation
6. Party Government and Responsiveness
7. Democracy Elections and Accountability for Economic Outcomes
Part 2. The Structure of Government and Accountability
8. Accountability in Athenian Politics
9. Government Accountability in Parliamentary Democracy
10. Mixing Elected and Nonelected Officials in Democratic Policy Making Fundamentals of Accountability and Responsibility
Part 3. Overview
11. Situating Democratic Political Accountability
Author Index
Subject Index

This book examines whether mechanisms of accountability characteristic of democratic systems are sufficient to induce the representatives to act in the best interest of the represented. The first part of the volume focuses on the role of elections, distinguishing different ways in which they may cause representation. The second part is devoted to the role of checks and balances, between the government and the parliament as well as between the government and the bureaucracy."--Jacket, (source: WorldCat)