Accountability in Local Public Utilities. Not Only Corporate Governance

This study questions the accountability relationship between one Municipality and its different Local Public Utilities (LPUs). On the basis of a case study built on documental analysis and on 21 in-depth interviews with key public officials, top managers and policymakers, a less scholastic view of a...

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Published inInternational journal of public administration Vol. 44; no. 7; pp. 578 - 590
Main Authors Galanti, Maria Tullia, Turri, Matteo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 19.05.2021
Marcel Dekker, Inc
Subjects
Accountability
Case studies
Corporate governance
Governance
hybrid organization
Local public utilities
Policy making
Political finance
political salience
Public finance
Public officials
Public utilities
resource dependence
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Summary:This study questions the accountability relationship between one Municipality and its different Local Public Utilities (LPUs). On the basis of a case study built on documental analysis and on 21 in-depth interviews with key public officials, top managers and policymakers, a less scholastic view of accountability is proposed based on the consideration of different accountability mechanisms. The case study confirms that corporate governance, albeit central, is only one of the mechanisms available to the municipality to make the LPUs accountable. The dependence on the financial resources and the political salience of the specific public service emerge as factors impacting on the intensity of the accountability relationship.
ISSN:0190-0692
1532-4265
DOI:10.1080/01900692.2020.1739075