Accountability is a central yet vague and misunderstood term in development,
which attracts little consensus on what it is or on the best route to achieving
it. In this insightful new book, Moncrieffe argues that the traditionally narrow
interpretation of accountability obscures relationships, power dynamics,
structures, processes, and complexities. The relational view, in contrast, seeks
to understand the ways in which people perform in their roles as social actors,
and how the quality of relationships influences the character of accountability.
This book will provide a grounded theoretical background to accountability,
using vivid case evidence to emphasize the significance of relational approaches
to accountability using empirical data (from Jamaica,