The Economics of Transparency in Politics Contributor(s): Galeotti, Gianluigi (Author), Wintrobe, Ronald (Author), Breton, Albert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754649334 ISBN-13: 9780754649335 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Public Finance - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
Dewey: 352.38 |
LCCN: 2006031442 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.16 lbs) 248 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The purpose of this book is to formulate economic models of the advantages and costs of transparency in various areas of public sector activity and to assess what level of obfuscation in politics is rational. The chapters are arranged in four parts. Part 1 is concerned with the manifestations of transparency and obfuscation in domestic democratic settings whilst Part 2 deals with the same realities but in an international context. Part 3 looks at corruption and Part 4 considers some of the implications of transparency and obfuscation for the working of governments and the formulation of public policies. |