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Transparency and accountability

Principles and rules for the construction of publicity

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ID12705681
AuthorsFernando Filgueiras (0000-0001-9570-8113, Department of Political Science Federal University of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Brazil, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume16
Issue2
Pages192-202
Publication date2015-06-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1472-3891 • E-ISSN: 1479-1854
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/pa.1575
OpenAlexW1577348622
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited15

Western countries have experienced a growing demand for accountability as a key element to the democratization of the State. This demand has given rise to an advocacy towards a transparency of State institutions and its subsequent public policies. This advocacy, in turn, aims to make governments accountable before the public. The goal of this article is to establish a critical perspective towards what we call transparency policy in favor of what we call publicity policy. The latter provides a normative argument for the concept of accountability aimed towards a deeper democracy and stronger public management processes. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Accountability · Argument (complex analysis · Business · Democracy · Democratization · Economics · Law and economics · Normative · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Publicity · State (computer science · Transparency (behavior · Corruption and Economic Development · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Regulation and Compliance Studies

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Citations per year0.89
Citation span2017 - 2025 (9)
Highly citedNo

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