Developing a model for accountability and control on bureaucracy in rule of Imam Ali: Bureaucracy‐Democracy relation approach

Subject Areas : Public Policy In Administration

محمد ذاکری ¹ ( مسئول مکاتبات )
اسماعیل اسدی ² ( ندارد )
هادی لطفی ³ ( ندارد )

Received: 2014-08-30 Accepted : 2014-08-30 Published : 2011-12-22

Keywords: Imam Ali, Accountability, Control, Supervision, Bureaucracy, Democracy, Political Control, Bureaucratic Values, Public Supervision,

Abstract :

  The Accountability of Bureaucracy and the quality of political control on it has always been a critical issue in Public Administration. This research was aimed at developing the model of accountability and control system in the rule of Imam Ali and in the framework of relation between democracy and Bureaucracy; so the basic variables are accountability system, control and supervision in his rule. To conduct this research the qualitative method (content analyze) was used and the texts of Imam’s letters and lectures was been analyzed and a comparative study about the context and theoretical and practical models of accountability and control in Imam Ali rule and recent western states was done. The results showed that Imam has used a comprehensive and multidimensional model to develop accountability and control on bureaucracy which includes political control, selfcontrol based on bureaucratic values and public supervision