Underscoring this lapse in transparency is Emanuel's vow to foster "the most open, accountable and transparent government that the City of Chicago has ever seen".
An A1C performance measure for holding providers accountable may foster improvement in population-level glycemic control, although experts debate how to define an optimal measure of health care quality (10, 11).
It has also been argued that using the ORS and SRS scales to ask patients for feedback during treatment helps foster a cooperative and accountable relationship between patient and professional [ 26].
Nevertheless, documenting the process and success of scale-up is itself important if development initiatives are to foster participation and remain accountable to communities, and to avoid cumbersome organisational structures that are detached from their grassroots bases [ 23].
In addition, the scorecard should help engage more Angelenos in holding city hall more accountable to fostering a proactive government that contributes to a more vibrant economy.
If the point of U.S. military aid to Iraq was to foster the development of a democratic, accountable government that is in close alliance with the United States, that aid would have to be judged a failure.
Fisher fails, however, to acknowledge the primary institution that fosters this entrepreneurial engine: deep and accountable capital markets.
That protection needs to come not just from existing international forces, but also by holding perpetrators accountable, supporting mediation and fostering reconciliation today.
