The Economics of Transparency in Politics

Abstract

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- PART 1: IN DEMOCRATIC CONTEXTS -- 1 Acquiescence to Opacity -- 2 Citizens' Knowledge, Politicians' Duplicity -- 3 Transparency and Efficiency -- PART 2: IN INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS -- 4 The Artist as a Secret Agent: Liberalism Against Populism -- 5 Jihad vs. McWorld: A Rational Choice Approach -- PART 3: CORRUPTION -- 6 Invisible Feet and Grabbing Hands: The Political Economy of Corruption and Welfare -- 7 Information, Corruption, and Measures for the Promotion of Manufactured Exports -- PART 4: GOVERNMENT BEHAVIOUR -- 8 Cases For and Against Transparency/Obfuscation in Intergovernmental Relations -- 9 Transparency in the Budget Process of a Bureaucratic Organisation: A Principal-Agent Model of Budgeting -- 10 Redistribution, Decentralization and Constitutional Rules -- Index