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Public accountability is an indication of modern and democratic Governance. If governments are not responsive to their people in relation to their actions, mistakes and decision making, democracy will be maxim. Therefore, public accountability as an institution, is complementary to public administration in a modern and democratic Governance. Accountable government in a society provides the citizens with public trust, increasing thier public participation in political and social context.
Therefore, this research investigated the impact of public accountability on increasing the citizens´ public trust and public participation in the 22 areas of Tehran city. Methodology of this research is measurable-correlation, which is based on structural equation modeling. The findings of this research indicated that public accountability can affect both public trust and public participation.
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