Transparency and accountability: principles and rules for the construction of publicity |
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Authors: | Fernando Filgueiras |
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Institution: | Department of Political Science, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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