Government transparency : impacts and unintended consequences

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Government transparency : impacts and unintended consequences

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impacts and unintended consequences

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Tero Erkkila

Creator

• Erkkilä, Tero
• Erkkilä, Tero

Author

• Erkkilä, Tero
• Erkkilä, Tero

Subject

• Government information -- Access control
• Transparency in government

Language

eng

Summary

• Transparency 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.
• In this analytically powerful study, Tero Erkkila deftly traces the rise of calls for government transparency and information flows in the Nordic countries. His compelling explanations offer novel insights into the nexus of knowledge and governance. Most highly recommended. James H. Mittelman, University Professor of International Affairs, American University 'This important book is compulsory reading for anyone interested in issues of trust and accountability in public administration, or simply concerned about the future of democracy.'N Niilo Kauppi, Research Professor, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS, France) Public management and performance management reform have had a deep impact on public administration. One of the ironies of such reform, as Tero Erkkila shows in this intriguing study, is that it jeopardizes access to public documents and government transparency. Erkkila argues that Finland has experienced a shift from a welfare state to a competitive state and that this development has included a commodification of publically held information and access to such information. The strength of his study is the combination of detailed analysis without losing sight of the big questions. Jon Pierre, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenberg

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• Online access with purchase: Palgrave Connect (Political & International Studies Collection)
• Public sector organizations

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UK-WkNB

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illustrations

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non fiction

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Amid economic globalization, the issues of trust and efficiency have become increasingly pressing, as transparency has more and more become a goal of responsible government. There are new calls for transparency and openness in trust-based forms of participatory governance. This book argues that the transnational discourse of transparency promotes potentially contradictory policy ideas that can lead to unintended consequences and paradoxes in governance and accountability. In analyzing the institutional developments in the Nordic context, the study claims that there is a new economic understanding of access to government information as a result of the policies related to transparency. Government Transparency critically examines whether or not increased transparency really leads to increased democratic accountability