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Since the year 2000, in Québec, ministries and public organizations must include historical comparisons as part of their accountability documents. External comparisons and targets remain optional. This study presents an analysis of 98 reports produced in the course of a 12-year period (three by organizations that are subject to the Public Administration Act and three by organizations that are not). The results show no difference between the six organizations. The popularity of internal comparisons increases over time, but no external comparisons or targets are presented to the population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Revue Française de Gestion is the property of John Libbey Eurotext Ltd. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Administrative law has long relied upon concepts and phrases to capture fundamental values - for instance: accountability, rule of law, better decision-making, procedural fairness, rationality. "Administrative justice" is increasingly being used, in a similar manner, as a defining concept. The requirements of administrative justice as discussed in this paper apply to decision-making by public officials according to authority conferred to them by public laws. To the extent that the things previously done by public officials are now done by private organizations operating other than under statutory powers, the scope of administrative justice is affected. Administrative law, after all, necessarily draws on some conception of the appropriate relationship between citizens and the state. Administrative justice is the application in a particular context of the essentials of lawful, fair and rational behavior that citizens and corporations or other corporate entities are entitled to expect of all decision-makers, whether they be judges or public officials. While their trappings, mechanisms and legal effects may differ, the extent to which those core elements are maintained will continue to be a measure of the rule of law in our society. Their maintenance poses practical challenges for all who are concerned about public administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the accountability of international organization agent. It informs that the development of a system of accountability involves national and international justice responses which are based on the location of the offence. As per the International Court of justice, a judicial organ of the United Nations, a person through whom an international organization fulfills its mission is known as an agent of that organization.

The article discusses the influence of the New Public Management (NPM) concept on public administration reforms. The concept focuses on production accountability and performance-based incentives. The author discusses the spread of these reforms and the difficulties involved based on the social, political, and cultural context of various countries. Further topics include public administration reforms in Québec and the concepts of evidence-based models and best practices.