Accountability Expectations in an Intergovernmental Arena: The National Rural Development Partnership

This article explores the expectations and accountability relationships present in an intergovernmental experiment known as the National Rural Development Partnership (NRDP). As such, this study extends earlier analyses of accountability dynamics beyond the bounds of a single agency into the organiz...

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Published in:Publius 1996-04, Vol.26 (2), p.59-81
Main Authors: Radin, Beryl A., Romzek, Barbara S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Administrative agencies
Administrative responsibility
Agricultural policy
Analysis
BUSINESS
Centre-periphery relations
City councils
Collaboration
Councils
Development
Federal Government
Federalism
Governance
Government
Governors
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Intergovernmental organizations
Intergovernmental relations
Organizational behaviour
Partnership
Partnerships
Political aspects
Public administration
PUBLIC POLICY
RELATIONS BETWEEN OR AMONG BRANCHES OR DEPARTMENTS OF THE SAME GOVERNMENT
RURAL AREAS, PEOPLE, ETC
Rural development
Rural Government
Rural policy
State Government
U.S.A
United States
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Summary:This article explores the expectations and accountability relationships present in an intergovernmental experiment known as the National Rural Development Partnership (NRDP). As such, this study extends earlier analyses of accountability dynamics beyond the bounds of a single agency into the organizationally less tidy realm of intergovernmental relations. This research focuses on the unique expectations and accountability dynamics facing participants in the NRDP and identifies gaps between expectations at the corporate (agency) and individual levels and between arenas in the intergovernmental system. These gaps complicate the accountability dynamics for NRDP participants and contribute to the challenges of operating within the rural development policy arena. The NRDP is designed to emphasize the relationship between processes and substantive outcomes. It has developed a tendency to rely on professional and political accountability relationships that have little to do with formal responsibilities.
ISSN:0048-5950
1747-7107
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a029855