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Social accountability or social transformation? Working ‘with’ and ‘against’ the grain

by developmentatmanchester | Mar 24, 2015 | Uncategorized

By Sophie King Social accountability has become an important ‘buzzword’ among development actors seeking to understand the forms of state-society relations that may be supportive of better public services. Malena and McNeil (2010: 1) define it as: ‘the broad range of...