Introduction / Sumihiro Kuyama and Michael Ross Fowler ; Making the United Nations accountable : managerial and political perspectives / Edward C. Luck -- pt. 1. General analysis of accountability in the UN context: Bringing the different United Nations to account / Michael Ross Fowler ; Conceptual analysis of accountability : the structure of accountability in the process of responsibility / Hirohide Takikawa ; Legitimacy and accountability of the United Nations / Jochen Prantl ; Accountability of the United Nations from the perspective of international law / Kyoji Kawasaki -- pt. 2. Managerial accountability: Managerial accountability and the UN System / Tadanori Inomata ; UN management reform as a basis for enhancing accountability / Hideaki Shiroyama ; A ladder of accountability : analysis of subconcepts of managerial accountability in the United Nations / Ikuyo Hasuo -- pt. 3. Political accountability: Enhancing the political accountability of the United Nations via multi-stakeholder synergy / Tatsuro Kunugi ; Democratic accountability in UN field operations / Kazuo Takahashi -- pt. 4. Case studies of accountability: Accountability and NPM reforms in the European Union : implications for UN reform / Koji Fukuda ; Improving accountability and legitimacy in the European Union / Michael Reiterer ; The World Bank Inspection Panel : participation and accountability / Edith Brown Weiss, Peter L. Lallas and Anna S. Herken ; Improving accountability at the Asian Development Bank / Suresh Nanwani -- pt. 5. Conclusion / Michael Ross Fowler and Sumihiro Kuyama ; Appendix 1: Commentaries made at the United Nations University Tokyo Symposium on Accountability / Tetsuo Sato, Mariko Shoji and Mikoto Usui.

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