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The concept of public accountability can be traced as far back as President Woodrow Wilson’s reforms, and in particular to the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921. This Act of June 10, 1921 not only required the President to transmit to Congress a detailed budget on the first day of each regular session, but also it established the General Accounting Office (GAO) to settle and adjust all accounts of the government. We note this fiscal accountability origin because the GAO has had a significant role in the evolution of accountability-related legislation during the past decade.
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Feldman, M.P., Link, A.N., Siegel, D.S. (2002). Public Accountability. In: The Economics of Science and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0981-3_14
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