Laurence Ferry

This new book, more than just a history of the UK’s supreme audit institution, the National Audit Office, examines the very definition of accountability through both an historic and academic lens, critically exploring questions about the role of audit in a democracy and how well it is working. Meer

Public spending accounts for a significant share of national GDP and is perceived as a critically important way for overcoming periods of economic and social crisis, but is often criticised as inefficient and ineffective, giving raise to calls for new processes of reform. Meer