The determinants of local government's financial transparency

Local Government Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 391-406

  Guillamón, Maria Dolores ^a   Bastida, Francisco ^a   Benito, Bernardino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Financial disclosure; Financial transparency; Local government; Socio economic and political factors

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FISCAL POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

SPAIN;

EID: 80051933170     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2011.588704     Document Type: Article

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