Monitoring Government: Inspectors General and the Search for Accountability

by Paul C. Light

Book Overview

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Until the Department of Housing and Urban Development scandal in 1989, the public knew little about federal inspectors general (IGs). Suddenly, Congress, the press, and the public were seeking answers to a scandal that challenged the role of the IGs in ensuring government accountability. Within days, the IGs were front-page news, and greater emphasis was placed on fraud, waste, and abuse as a measure of whether government could be held accountable.

Monitoring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815752555
• ISBN13: 9780815752554
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"