Government transparency state of the art and new perspectives Gregory Porumbescu, Albert Meijer, Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porumbescu, Gregory, author.

Meijer, Albert, 1967- author.

Grimmelikhuijsen, Stephan, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transparency (Ethics) in government.

Government accountability.

Transparency (Ethics) in government--Research--Methodology.

Government accountability--Research--Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2022

Summary:

This Element argues that to understand why transparency "works" in one context, but fails in another, we have to take into account how institutional (macro), organizational (meso) contexts interact with individual behavior (micro). A review of research from each of these perspectives shows that the big promises thought to accompany greater transparency during the first two decades of the 20th century have not been delivered. For example, transparency does not necessarily lead to better government performance and more trust in government. At the same time, transparency is still a hallmark of democratic governance and as this book highlights, for instance, transparency has been relatively successful in combating government corruption. Finally, by explicitly taking a multilayered perspective into account, this Element develops new paths for future research

Contents:

1. The need for a layered understanding of government transparency

2. From idea to legislation and organizational practices

3. What is transparency?

4. The macro-level perspective on transparency

5. The meso-level perspective on transparency

6. The micro-level perspective on transparency

7. Linking and integrating research on government transparency

References

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [66]-83)

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 24, 2022)

Other Format:

Print version Porumbescu, Gregory. Government transparency

ISBN:

9781108678568

1108678564

9781108676793

1108676790

OCLC:

1332963776

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