Government Transparency: Impacts and Unintended ConsequencesTransparency has become a global concept of responsible government. This book argues that the transnational discourse of transparency promotes potentially contradictory policy ideas that can lead to unintended consequences. It critically examines whether or not increased transparency really leads to increased democratic accountability. |
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Transparency and Institutions of PublicAccountability PartIII Organizational Developments | |
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