oversight mechanism

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They must do this actively if not preemptively because, according to agency theory, they are trying to avoid arousing oversight mechanisms.
This distinction is key for understanding the dynamics of horizontal accountability and the limitations of state oversight mechanisms.
Traditional oversight mechanisms are either nonexistent or subverted in favour of the agents rather than the principals.
This attitude can be seen in much of managed care regulation, which imposes oversight mechanisms that assume that health plans cannot otherwise be trusted to perform correctly.
Oversight mechanisms should balance the need to advance science with the risk of malevolent application.
Second, hierarchy allows the dominant state to create and maintain oversight mechanisms to ensure the subordinate state's compliance with the terms of their intelligence sharing agreement.
In fact there is a contradiction here : greater transparency can ultimately only be achieved by strengthening structures of accountability particularly legal institutions, inspectors general and other oversight mechanisms.
Physician-researchers have a responsibility not only to adhere to standards for research, but also to lend their expertise to the development of safeguards and oversight mechanisms, both nationally and internationally.
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