Do We Really Want to Know? The Potentially Negative Effect of Transparency in Decision Making on Perceived Legitimacy

Scandinavian Political Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-201

  De Fine Licht, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 80955177500     PISSN: 00806757     EISSN: 14679477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9477.2011.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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