He has written extensively on the subject of audit and public oversight in government.

Privatization can work, but clearly it must be done carefully and with strict public oversight.

"There's more public oversight and control over the food I feed my cat than the tests they give my kids."

As long as the economy remains strong, the rise of corporate power with inadequate public oversight will not be high on the national agenda.

"We proposed increasing public oversight through grassroots organisations," he said.

Pressures have grown to open up the process of policy formulation to public oversight.

Reformers have pushed for more openness and public oversight through access to official information.

In addition, it moves these companies further outside the bounds of public oversight.

No government meetings should be held without public oversight.

Being run by private organizations, they are not subject to public oversight or verifiability.