Transparency is expected to reduce corruption by enabling the public to uncover it and thus
hold officials accountable. This assumes citizens care about corruption and have …

Policymakers and researchers often cite the importance of government transparency for
strengthening accountability, reducing corruption, and enhancing good governance. Yet …

We test the commonly stated, but rarely investigated, assertion that making political
institutions more transparent is an effective method for combating corruption. This assertion …

Corruption hurts. As government officials misuse their offices for private gain, they do so at
the expense of both the citizens they are supposed to serve or represent and the companies …

International organizations and NGOs promote transparency as a necessary condition for
enhancing accountability and curbing corruption. Transparency is predicted to deter …

This article presents a meta-analysis of empirical studies to examine the role of transparency
mechanisms for curbing corruption. The analysis reveals that transparency has an overall …

Over the last twenty years, the promotion of public integrity has been prominent on the
political agenda of many “advanced” liberal democracies. Despite enjoying comparatively …

Why do “tainted” politicians in high‐corruption countries adopt transparency and anti‐
corruption policies that risk exposing their wrongdoing? Using the cases of freedom of …

Transparency has become an essential concept globally through the international crises
around information leaks. For public sector organizations that serve the citizens …

Corruption is widely defined as the abuse of public office for private gain. This definition has
several terminological shortcomings and encourages anti-corruption reformers to design …