Abstract Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is often thought of as a uniformly
positive tool making governments more transparent, accountable, and less corrupt …

This article synthesizes the cross‐disciplinary literature on government transparency. It
systematically reviews research addressing the topic of government transparency published …

As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, the possibility of 'pandemic fatigue'has raised worldwide
concerns. Here, we examine whether there was a gradual reduction in adherence to …

Despite the importance of government transparency to promote accountability and prevent
maladministration, empirical research has failed to produce proper tools to assess and …

The opening of data has been credited for improving transparency and for providing a
window on government functioning. Although this relationship is intuitively apparent, it is in …

The increased focus on marketizing mechanisms and contracting‐out operations following
the New Public Management reform agenda has sparked a debate on whether the close …

Purpose–Cases of corruption, embezzlement, theft and fraud, abuse of discretion, favoritism,
nepotism, clientelism, and abuse of power in governments have led to a growing demand …

Throughout the world, voters lack access to information about politicians, government
performance, and public services. Efforts to remedy these informational deficits are …

Transnational standards for disclosure have become a defining feature of global
governance and sound economic development, yet little is known about their effectiveness …

This article calls into question one of the implicit assumptions linking democratic
accountability to reduced corruption, namely, that citizens will expose institutions rife with …