Government Transparency: State of the Art and New Perspectives
- 1h 41m
- Albert Meijer, Gregory Porumbescu, Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen
- Cambridge University Press
- 2022
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.
About the Author
Gregory Porumbescu, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Albert Meijer, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
In this Book
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The Need for a Layered Understanding of Government Transparency
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From Idea to Legislation and Organizational Practices
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What Is Transparency?
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The Macro-Level Perspective on Transparency
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The Meso-Level Perspective on Transparency
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The Micro-Level Perspective on Transparency
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Linking and Integrating Research on Government Transparency
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