Transparency'' has multiple, contested meanings. This broad-ranging
volume accepts that complexity and thoughtfully contrasts
alternative views through conceptual pieces, country cases, and
assessments of policies - such as freedom of information laws,
whistleblower protections, financial disclosure, and participatory
policymaking procedures.' - Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University
Law School, US'For me this book could have been titled Everything I
Ever Wanted To Know About Transparency Policy And Law But Didn t
Know Enough To Ask. It is masterful and unmatched in depth, scope,
and acuity. It convincingly analyzes the complexities of
transparency on a comparative basis in terms of goals, culture and
government, legal approaches, and global governance. What is
transparency? What can it be? What are its consequences? How can it
be promoted and regulated? Henceforth no one should seriously
attempt to address such questions without first reading this
outstanding book.' - David H. Rosenbloom, School of Public Affairs,
American University, US In recent years the concept of transparency
has received much attention, but few have approached the topic from
a critical standpoint. This Handbook explores the different
meanings and applications of transparency and their many
implications. The expert contributors identify the goals, purposes
and ramifications of transparency while presenting both its
advantages and shortcomings. Through this framework, they explore
transparency from a number of international and comparative
perspectives. Some chapters emphasize cultural and national aspects
of the issue, with country-specific examples from China, Mexico,
the US and the UK, while others focus on transparency within global
organizations such as the World Bank and the WTO. A number of
relevant legal considerations are also discussed, including freedom
of information laws, financial disclosure of public officials and
whistleblower protection. A diverse and unique volume, the Research
Handbook on Transparency will prove an essential reference for
scholars, policy makers, practitioners and legal reform advocates.
Contributors: Padideh Ala'i, J. Ackerman, A.J. Brown, K. Clark, M.
D'Orsi, S. Dreyfus, C. Embree, E. Fisher, H.P. Glenn, H. Ala
Hamoudi, J.W. Head, D.B. Hunter, W. Liu, J.S. Lubbers, D.J.
Metcalfe, S. Routray, I.E. Sandoval, W. Vandekerckhove, R.G. Vaughn
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