Democratic Accountability
The Distinctiveness of the Third Sector
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4180735 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert E Goodin (0000-0002-1704-5817, Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 359-396 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-9756 • E-ISSN: 1474-0583 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003975603001322 |
| OpenAlex | W2012009999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
Each of the main sectors of society-the state, the market and the voluntary non-profit sector-is characterized by a distinctive accountability regime, focusing on a different subject of accountability (actions, results and intentions, respectively) and a different mechanism of accountability (hierarchy, competition and cooperative networking, respectively). Those different regimes can complement one another, enhancing the democratic accountability of the system overall. They can also undercut one another, if their differences are not respected. Bringing the Third Sector under a market-style accountability regime, through "public-private partnerships" based on competitive tendering, undermines the distinctive contribution that the Third Sector might make
Accountability · Business · Competition (biology) · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Hierarchy · Market economy · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Political science · Politics · Private sector · Procurement · Public sector · Community Development and Social Impact · Marketing · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology · Social Sciences and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 38 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,81 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |