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1. Introduction and overview of the book, Bjørn Stensaker and Lee Harvey 2. Accountability: Understandings and challenges, Bjørn Stensaker and Lee Harvey Part I. An overview of accountability schemes in different regions 3. Accountability in Australia: More power to government and market, Jeanette Baird 4. Accountability in Africa: A disciplinary power in African higher education systems, Gerald Wangenge-Ouma & Patrício V. Langa 5. Accountability in China: Primitive attempts, Shuiyun Liu 6. Accountability in Eastern Europe: Becoming like everywhere else? Paul Temple 7. Accountability in Western Europe: Shifting quality assurance paradigms, Andrée Sursock 8. Accountability in Latin America: Focusing on quality assurance and funding mechanisms, Maria-José Lemaitre 9. Accountability in the United States: Sorting through an American muddle, Robert Zemsky Part II. International trends, challenges and responses to accountability initiatives 10. Accountability and Cross-border Higher Education: Dynamics, trends and challenges, Robin Middlehurst 11. Transnational Accountability Initiatives: The case of the EUA-audits, Alberto Amaral and Maria João Rosa 12. Managerial and Political Strategies for Handling Accountability, William F. Massy 13. Conclusions and reflections, Bjørn Stensaker and Lee Harvey