WEEK IN REVIEW, PAGE 9 Op-Ed FRANK RICH Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois is a timely national whipping boy for an era of corruption and profound lack of accountability.
This really was the moment at which the ANC was prepared to say, 'Yes, we are prepared to sacrifice these institutions to protect ourselves, to protect the party.' It reflects a profound lack of transparency and accountability in the way the ANC operates – the corrupt core of the party.
The implications for the region are profound, from other Arab governments' accountability to their people, to the regional equilibrium and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This system is working toward a new era of accountability for atrocities and is having a profound influence on national courts.
It created a profound and pervasive sense of a very productive emotion: accountability.
"The ancient Romans had a tradition: Whenever one of their engineers constructed an arch, as the capstone was hoisted into place, the engineer assumed accountability for his work in the most profound way possible: He stood under the arch".
Edwards argued that the lessons of Aberfan were still of profound relevance today because they touched "on issues of public accountability, responsibility, competence and transparency".
Lastly, when leaders have a profound relationship with a key person on their leadership team, accountability deepens.
"Where this information leads to profiling with profound consequences, the case illustrates the need for transparency and accountability for decision making.
Mr. Chetty's work has been so influential partly because it tackles public policy topics with profound relevance to millions of regular people's lives — including tax policy, teacher accountability and the retirement crisis.
Even the greatest ideas eventually come down to personal accountability, and even the monks of Mepkin Abbey occasionally, and with profound sadness, must ask one of their brethren to leave.
