"Performance audit, as practised by national audit offices, is a relatively recent and rapidly developing set of activities. Auditors claim to have moved beyond issues of compliance and regularity and to be able directly to investigate the efficiency and effectiveness of public programmes, projects, and institutions. These are developments with considerable implications for both democratic accountablility and managerial efficiency. Until ..."
"Like honesty and clean water, ""accountability"" is invariably seen as a good thing. Conversely, the absence of accountability is associated with most of the greatest abuses in human history. Accountability is thus closely linked with the exercise of power and the legitimacy of policies and those pursuing them. This book looks at the role of evaluation and of audit as key elements in democratic accountability processes. The contributors ..."
"'It is time, 15 years on from the coining of the 'Audit Explosion', to re-appraise the growth of new forms of auditing. As we move into what might be called 'Auditing in Austerity' this book gives us that overview. An extremely well-informed team of authors has been assembled to deliver a comparative analysis that successfully mixes 'insider' and 'outsider' perspectives. This should be required reading, not just for auditors and their a ..."
Auditing in the Public Sector The Challenges for Supreme Audit Institutions (Routledge Studies in Accounting) by Louise Bringselius, JeremyLonsdale Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-79459-7, ISBN: 1-138-79459-7
"Following the global financial crisis, many democracies struggle to be able to do more with less. One way of increasing efficiency in the public sector has been to increase public scrutiny. In the modern democracy, there is one organisation that enjoys a unique position in this regard, namely the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI). From an autonomous position under the national Parliament, this serves as a watchdog for the citizenry, keepi ..."
Making Accountability Work Dilemmas for Evaluation and for Audit by Burt Perrin, JeremyLonsdale Digital, 290 Pages, Published 2014 by Transaction Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-4128-0939-9, ISBN: 1-4128-0939-8
"Conversely, the absence of accountability is associated with most of the greatest
abuses in human history. Unchecked by the need to explain themselves, a long
list of politicians, businessmen and public officials of all shapes, sizes and
professions have abused their roles. Accountability is thus closely linked with the
exercise of power and the legitimacy of policies, and those pursuing them. As
Gregory (2000) suggests “Issues of ..."
A Game Taken Seriously The Foundations of Yorkshire's Cricketing Power by JeremyLonsdale Softcover, Published 2017 by Association Of Cricket Statisticians And Historians ISBN-13: 978-1-908165-71-8, ISBN: 1-908165-71-5
"This book comprises a definitive collection of papers on administrative justice, written by a set of very distinguished contributors. It is divided into five parts, each of which contains articles on a particular aspect of administrative justice. Part 1 deals with the impact of 'contextual changes' on administrative justice and considers the implications of changes in governance and public administration, management and service delivery ..."
The Army's Grace The Life of Brigadier General R. M. Poore by JeremyLonsdale Hardcover, 136 Pages, Published 1992 by Spellmount ISBN-13: 978-0-946771-95-0, ISBN: 0-946771-95-2
"Like honesty and clean water, ""accountability"" is invariably seen as a good thing. Conversely, the absence of accountability is associated with most of the greatest abuses in human history. Accountability is thus closely linked with the exercise of power and the legitimacy of policies and those pursuing them. This book looks at the role of evaluation and of audit as key elements in democratic accountability processes. The contributors ..."
Performance Auditing Contributing to Accountability in Democratic Government by JeremyLonsdale, Peter Wilkins, Tom Ling Ebook, 351 Pages, Published 2011 by Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-85793-180-1, ISBN: 0-85793-180-6
"While audit reports rightly criticize the stovepiping of government agencies and
programs, our own field has erected its own ... like this one can help to bring
about greater integration of theory and practice of public administration in the
future. ... He was previously Director of the Federal Budget and
Intergovernmental Relations at the Government Accountability Office in ... Rob
Schwartz and Paul L. Posner (2008), 'Accountabili ..."