Browsing School of Social Sciences and Philosophy by Subject "accountability"
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Accountability and the Democratic Mandate: Analysing Pledges, Party Competition, Media Coverage, and Public Opinion
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2019)This dissertation examines electoral accountability and the democratic mandate by reassessing the concept of election pledges, by analysing when parties emphasise the present and past rather than the future, by classifying ... -
Economic Regulation: Recentralisation of Power or Improved Quality of Regulation?
(ESRI, 02/02/2011)The October 2009 Government Statement on Economic Regulation issued proposes a number of sensible reforms that are likely to improve regulatory performance in energy, airports, telecommunications, postal services and ...