A systematic and engaging new text that analyses accountability and transparency in contemporary public services, and examines how open government can be both a challenge and an aid to more effective public management. This text is an ideal guide for both practical and conceptual understanding of the possibilities of open government.
Open government in terms of both increased accountability and transparency is a key issue for all public bodies
This important new text provides a systematic assessment of its impact and implications and a wide variety of case examples
Truly international in scope and spanning the whole range of parties to which government needs to be 'open'