Accountability: a Review

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2016 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 3 Issue 12

Year of Publication : 2016

Authors : Kanchan Lata Tripathi

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V3I6P120

How to Cite?

Kanchan Lata Tripathi, "Accountability: a Review," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 3,  no. 12, pp. 32-35, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V3I6P120

Abstract:

Accountability has not assigned a proper definition which is accepted by all yet, then also from ages it is understood as the answerability of the accountee (the person who has the responsibility for the task he/she is answerable for) to the accounter (the person who has the authority to ask for the status of responsibility given). In this paper researcher has tried to give the review of the meaningful insights for the word accountability given by different authors in different contexts.

Keywords:

Accountability, responsibility, Transparency.

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