Research Handbook on Transparency by Padideh Ala'i (English) Hardcover Book

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In recent years the concept of transparency has received much attention, but few have approached the topic from a critical standpoint.

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In recent years the concept of transparency has received much attention, but few have approached the topic from a critical standpoint. This Handbook explores the different meanings and applications of transparency and their many implications.The expert contributors identify the goals, purposes and ramifications of transparency while presenting both its advantages and shortcomings. Through this framework, they explore transparency from a number of international and comparative perspectives. Some chapters emphasize cultural and national aspects of the issue, with country-specific examples from China, Mexico, the US and the UK, while others focus on transparency within global organizations such as the World Bank and the WTO. A number of relevant legal considerations are also discussed, including freedom of information laws, financial disclosure of public officials and whistleblower protection.A diverse and unique volume, the Research Handbook on Transparency will prove an essential reference for scholars, policy makers, practitioners and legal reform advocates.Contributors: Padideh Ala'i, J. Ackerman, A.J. Brown, K. Clark, M. D'Orsi, S. Dreyfus, C. Embree, E. Fisher, H.P. Glenn, H. Ala Hamoudi, J.W. Head, D.B. Hunter, W. Liu, J.S. Lubbers, D.J. Metcalfe, S. Routray, I.E. Sandoval, W. Vandekerckhove, R.G. Vaughn

Author Biography

Edited by Padideh Ala'i, Professor of Law and Robert G. Vaughn, Professor of Law and A. Allen King Scholar Emeritus, American University, Washington College of Law, US

Table of Contents

CONTENTS:INTRODUCTIONPART IFRAMEWORKS FOR TRANSPARENCY1. Transparency and ClosureH. Patrick Glenn2. The Relationship between Transparency, Whistleblowing and Public TrustA. J. Brown, Wim Vandekerckhove and Suelette Dreyfus3. Exploring the Legal Architecture of TransparencyElizabeth Fisher4. The Associations of Judicial Transparency with Administrative TransparencyRobert G. VaughnPART IICULTURAL AND NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSPARENCY5. Opposing Legal Transparency in Dynastic China: The Persuasive Logic of Confucianist Views on Legal OpaquenessJohn W. Head6. Transparency and the Shi'i Clerical EliteHaider Al Hamoudi7. Transparency under Dispute: Public Relations, Bureaucracy, and Democracy in MexicoIrma Eréndira Sandoval8. When Transparency Meets Politics: The Case of Mexico's Electoral BallotsJohn Mill Ackerman9. The Role of the Courts in China's Progress Toward TransparencyLiu WenjingPART III.LEGAL APPROACHES TO TRANSPARENCY10. The History of Government TransparencyDaniel J. Metcalfe11. The Long and Winding Road to Transparency in the UKShonali Routray12. Transparency in Policymaking—The (Mostly) Laudable Example of the U.S. Rulemaking SystemJeffrey S. Lubbers13. Faux Transparency: Ethics, Privacy, and the Demise of the STOCK Act's Massive Online Disclosure of Employees' FinancesKathleen Clark and Cheryl EmbreePART IV.GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENCY14. Transparency at the World BankDaniel J. Metcalfe15. The Emerging Norm of Transparency in International Environmental GovernanceDavid B. Hunter16. Transparency in International Economic Relations and the Role of the WTOPadideh Ala'i & Matthew D'OrsiIndex

Review

'"Transparency" has multiple, contested meanings. This broad-ranging volume accepts that complexity and thoughtfully contrasts alternative views through conceptual pieces, country cases, and assessments of policies - such as freedom of information laws, whistleblower protections, financial disclosure, and participatory policymaking procedures.' -- Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University Law School, US'For me this book could have been titled Everything I Ever Wanted To Know About Transparency Policy And Law - But Didn't Know Enough To Ask. It is masterful and unmatched in depth, scope, and acuity. It convincingly analyzes the complexities of transparency on a comparative basis in terms of goals, culture and government, legal approaches, and global governance. What is transparency? What can it be? What are its consequences? How can it be promoted and regulated? Henceforth no one should seriously attempt to address such questions without first reading this outstanding book.' -- David H. Rosenbloom, School of Public Affairs, American University, US

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'"Transparency" has multiple, contested meanings. This broad-ranging volume accepts that complexity and thoughtfully contrasts alternative views through conceptual pieces, country cases, and assessments of policies - such as freedom of information laws, whistleblower protections, financial disclosure, and participatory policymaking procedures.'

Details ISBN1781007934 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 1781007934 ISBN-13 9781781007938 Publication Date 2014-08-29 Pages 432 Series Elgar Original Reference Language English Year 2014 Format Hardcover Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2014-08-29 NZ Release Date 2014-08-29 UK Release Date 2014-08-29 Author Robert G. Vaughn Edited by Robert G. Vaughn DEWEY 351 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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