Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

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Social Accountability and Public Service Delivery in Rural Africa

Esbern Friis-Hansen

January 2014

Danish Institute for International Studies

Abstract

Social accountability as a tool for development planning is gaining foothold in international donor circles. It is concerned with the responsibility and responsiveness of state authorities, as well as the ability of citizens to make claims and hold those who exercise power to account for their actions.