What factors influence the quality of local governments' digital transparency? Evidence from the Brazilian case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5907705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fellipe Herman (0000-0002-1249-9051, Universidade Federal do Paraná, corresponding author), Francisco Paulo Jamil Marques (0000-0002-5256-1964, Universidade Federal do Paraná), Edna Miola (0000-0001-9700-2755, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 857-884 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Opinião Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0104-6276 • E-ISSN: 1807-0191 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1807-01912022283857 |
| OpenAlex | W4319156590 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0104-62762022000300857 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 67 |
This article investigates the factors associated with the quality of transparency of the websites of Brazilian local governments. We also question the extent to which external control institutions have pressured municipal governments to improve their online transparency. Through multiple regression models, we discuss whether and how socio-demographic, political, and economic variables are relevant to explain the differences in e-transparency in 5,563 cities. The results show that, despite an institutionalization process of public transparency led by federal regulatory evolution, experiences at the local level remain heterogeneous. Population size, GDP per capita, education levels, and voter turnout are statistically important to explain the quality of e-transparency experiences. The main conclusion is that external regulators play a crucial role in shaping digital transparency due to the possibility of imposing legal penalties. Effective use of digital media to foster democratic practices involves pressure from external monitoring agencies willing to challenge a bureaucratic culture resistant to openness
Bureaucracy · Business · Democracy · Economics · Environmental health · Institutionalisation · Openness to experience · Per capita · Political science · Politics · Population · Public economics · Quality (philosophy) · Transparency (behavior) · E-Government and Public Services · Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |