Publication details
The Role of Accountability Arrangements in Social Innovations: Evidence from the UK and Slovakia
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/nispa-2016-0004 |
| Field | Management and administrative |
| Keywords | innovations; social innovations; accountability mechanisms; United Kingdom; Slovakia |
| Description | The goal of our article is to assess the potential contribution of these accountability arrangements to the anchoring of social innovation in the public sector. The theory anticipates that accountability institutions such as the SAO and Ombudsman may create feedback loops supporting public innovations. We undertook detailed checks on the concrete situation in the Slovak Republic and in the UK. On the basis of the comprehensive set of data reviewed, including reports, interviews and more generally available information, we can confidently conclude that while in Slovakia such a feedback loop barely functions, in the UK it does function on a limited but still significant scale. In the last part we provide selected arguments why the Slovak situation is less positive. |