The Transparency Handbook: Practical Lessons for Governments, NGOs, Businesses and Citizens

Taylor, Roger; Kelsey, Tim

ISBN 10: 1447325362 / ISBN 13: 9781447325369

Published by Policy Press, 2016

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pp. 256.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Transparency Handbook: Practical Lessons for Governments, NGOs, Businesses and Citizens
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447325362
• ISBN 13: 9781447325369
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Used

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Synopsis

Greater transparency is increasingly seen as the answer to a wide range of social issues by governments, NGOs and businesses around the world. However, evidence of its impact is mixed. Using case studies from around the world including India, Tanzania, the UK and US, Transparency and the open society surveys the adoption of transparency globally, providing an essential framework for assessing its likely performance as a policy and the steps that can be taken to make it more effective. It addresses the role of transparency in the context of growing use by governments and businesses of surveillance and database driven decision making. The book is written for anyone involved in the use of transparency whether campaigning from outside or working inside government or business to develop policies.

About the Authors

Founder and chair of the Open Public Services Network at the Royal Society of Arts.

Visiting professor at the Institute for Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London. He is based in Melbourne, Australia where he is a director of Telstra Health