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Contents 3 Why Organisations Ought to be Accountable 3.1 Major justifications for accountability 3.1.1 Consequentialist justifications 3.1.2 Power and stakeholder theory 3.1.3 Power and the democratic deficit 3.2 The alternative: Justifying accountability through delegation 3.2.1 Delegation and the duty to act in the best interest of the principal 3.2.2 Delegation and the need for appropriate accountability mechanisms 3.2.3 Ex-post and hypothetical delegation 3.3 The advantages of justifying accountability through delegation 3.4 Form should follow function 4 Partnerships in Practice 4.1 Partnership types … 4.1.1 Advocacy and awareness-raising partnerships 4.1.2 Rule setting and regulation partnerships 4.1.3 Policy implementation partnerships 4.1.4 Information-generating partnerships 4.2 … and their accountability arrangements 4.2.1 Legal and fiscal accountability arrangements 4.2.2 Financial accountability 4.2.3 Elements of process accountability 4.2.4 Accountability for outcomes 4.2.5 Accountability through independence and professionalism 4.2.6 Overview over partnerships and their main accountability arrangements 5 Concrete Partnership Accountability Standards 5.1 Advocacy and awareness-raising partnerships: Basic standards for all partnerships 5.1.1 Accountability for complying with relevant rules and regulations 5.1.1.1 Choose a well-governed host organisation 5.1.1.2 Adopt clear internal rules vi Contents 5.1.1.3 Create an effective oversight body with the ability to apply sanctions 5.1.2 Financial accountability 5.1.2.1 Adopt a system of internal financial controls 5.1.2.2 Adopt accounting and reporting policies complying with donor demands and generating reliable, relevant, comparable and understandable information 5.1.2.3 Conduct independent audits for large partnerships 5.1.3 Accountability for working towards the partnership's mission 5.1.3.1 Define a clear mission 5.1.3.2 Orient partnership activities along the mission

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