Citizen attitudes toward transparency in local government

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 306-323

  Piotrowski, Suzanne J ^a   Van Ryzin, Gregg G ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Local government; Political engagement; Public opinion; Trust in government

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547665188     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074006296777     Document Type: Article

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