Introduction to the special issue on government transparency

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Naurin D (2007) Deliberation Behind Closed Doors. Transparency and Lobbying in the European Union. Colchester: ECPR Press.

Park H (2001) Reforms for administrative transparency in local government: The case of South Korea. International Journal of Urban Sciences 5(1): 57–69.

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Pasquier M Villeneuve JP (2007) Organizational barriers to transparency: a typology and analysis of organizational behaviour tending to prevent or restrict access to information. International Review of Administrative Sciences 73(1): 147–162.

Pina V Torres L Royo S (2007) Are ICTs improving transparency and accountability in the EU regional and local governments? An empirical study. Public Administration 85(2): 449–472.

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Roberts A (2006) Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Welch EW Wong W (2001) Global information technology pressure and government accountability: the mediating effect of domestic context on web site openness. Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory 11(4): 509–538.

Welch EW Hinnant CC Moon MJ (2005) Linking citizen satisfaction with e-government and trust in government. Journal of Public Administration Review & Theory 15(3): 371–391.