Transparency for Trust in Government: How Effective is Formal Transparency?

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 911-921

  Cucciniello, Maria ^a   Nasi, Greta ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

citizen engagement; information and communication technologies; transparency; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911955828     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949754     Document Type: Article

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