Accountability
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Topics
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 | Accountability |
| Internal vs. external
accountability mechanisms |
| Formal vs. informal
accountability mechanisms |
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Readings
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Lecture Notes
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Web Resources
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| One of the more amusing ways that the media holds
government accountable and comments on the behavior of politicians and agency officials is
through editorial cartoons. You can
check out some recent cartoons in The
Washington Post or The USA
Today. |
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Video Picks
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| There are several good movies that illustrate the important role
that different accountability mechanisms play. They include: |
| Serpico (1973) staring Al
Pacino:
The story of Frank
Serpico's struggle against corruption in the New York City Police department (based on
a true story). An excellent example of how it often can be hard to do the right
thing and the role that wistle-blowers often play in exposing government corruption.
There is also an excellent A & E Biography of Frank
Serpico that you might want to watch. |
| All the President's Men (1976) staring
Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Robards: The movie tells the tale of
Woodward and Bernsteins' quest to expose the cover-up of the Watergate break-in (based on a
true story). It is an excellent illustration of the important role that the media
plays in helping to keep government accountable. Robards and screenwriter
William Goldman both won Oscars. |
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