accountability
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In ethics and governance, accountability is equated with answerability, culpability, liability, and the expectation of account-giving.
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- History and etymology
- Accountability modes
- Administrative Accountability
- Political accountability
- Electoral accountability
- Electoral manipulation
- Administrative
- Common goods
- Non-electoral
- Political protests
- Selectorates
- Civil societies
- Public opinion polls
- Shared interests
- Accountability and corruption
- Police accountability
- Organizational
- Ethical
- Security
- Individuals within organizations
- Public and private overlap
- In education
- Media and accountability
- Standards
- See also
- Footnotes
- Further reading
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In ethics and governance, accountability is equated with answerability, culpability, liability, and the expectation of account-giving.
As in an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector, nonprofit, private (corporate), and individual contexts. In leadership roles, accountability is the acknowledgment of and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies such as administration, governance, and implementation, including the obligation to report, justify, and be answerable for resulting consequences.