THE AUDIT COMMISSION: GUIDING, STEERING AND REGULATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT

KELLY, JOSIE

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, n.º 3/2003, pág. 459

I. INTRODUCTION. II. THE AUDIT COMMISSION AND NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT. III. AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IV. THE AUDIT COMMISSION AS A REGULATOR. V. THE CREATION OF AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT. VI. THE AUDIT COMMISSION AS AN OPINION FORMER. VII. THE AUDIT COMMISSION AS A MEDIATOR. VIII. THE BEST VALUE REGIME AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT. IX. CONCLUSION.