Smyth, S. (2017) Public accountability: reforms and resistance in social housing. Public Management Review, 19 (2). pp. 212-231. ISSN 1471-9037
Abstract
The paper illustrates and discusses the changing nature of public accountability relations in public services that are transferred to a mutual organization. The paper contributes to the literature that studies resistance to the neo-liberal restructuring process, highlighting civil society campaigns as important actors. A social housing case study in Britain is developed, combining a critical realist and dialogical influenced analysis. The case study identifies the role of private finance, illustrating tensions between democratic-styled and NGO-styled public accountability relations. A conclusion that housing mutuals are in danger of being apologia for private capitalism is established.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Social housing; public accountability; neo-liberalism; resistance |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2016 09:27 |
Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2017 12:34 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2016.1153703 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14719037.2016.1153703 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95699 |