Transparency The Key to Better Governance |
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| Editor:
| Hood, Christopher
Heald, David |
| Series title: | Proceedings of the British Academy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-726383-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $115.00 |
Book Description:
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This is a critical look at the now pervasive idea of achieving better governance through greater openness to outside scrutiny. It shows that transparency can conflict with other 'good governance' values, and that measures to promote it often lead to a tighter control of information.
This is a critical look at the now pervasive idea of achieving better governance through greater openness to outside scrutiny. It shows that transparency can conflict with other 'good governance' values, and that measures to promote it often lead to a tighter control of information.