Accountability
Submitted by madnotes on May 21, 2008
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Accountability
"Accountability" stems from late Latin accomptare (to account), a prefixed form of computare (to calculate), which in turn derived from putare (to reckon).[2] The word is an extension of the terminology used in the money lending systems that first developed in Ancient Greece and later, Rome.[citation needed] One would borrow money from a money lender, be that a local Temple or Merchant, and would then be held responsible to their account with that party. Responsibility is also a close synonym. Perhaps the first written statement of accountability is in the Code of Hammurabi, where Hammurabi describes certain undesirable actions and their consequences. One example:
"If a man...
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