Transparency, participation, and accountability practices in open government: A comparative study

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 513-525

  Harrison, Teresa M ^a   Sayogo, Djoko Sigit ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Accountability; Budget disclosure; Budget transparency; Fiscal affairs; Open government; Open government partnership; Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922401046     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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