Transparency

In Public Administration and Policy

Transparency and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Transparency: Openness, clarity, and predictability of a country’s trade laws and regulations. Transparency –especially as it connotes freedom from capricious bureaucratic action or manipulation of rules for protectionist purposes –is one of the fundamental tenets of the GATT. Tariffication is regarded by many GATT members as a key to promoting transparency.

Further Reading

Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (Third Edition, Domonic A. Bearfield Melvin J. Dubnick, CRC Press 2015)

Transparency of an Election in Election Law

A prerequisite of a democratic and fair election, involving, on the one hand, the right and ability of all stakeholders (voters, candidates, political parties, media, observers, etc.) to access all the regulations governing the process and, on the other hand, their right to follow and observe every step of the process to ensure it is carried out properly.

Transparency in Community Policing

In this area, a meaning of Transparency is available: A quality of openness and communication under which police officers and the community openly share and clearly see concerns and intentions.

Literature Review on Transparency

In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen offers the following summary about the topic of Transparency: This entry defines transparency as the disclosure of information by an organization that enables external actors to monitor and assess its internal workings and performance. The evolvement of transparency is discussed, as are conceptual tools to distinguish several forms and types of transparency. Further, the potential benefits and risks of government transparency are elaborated. The entry concludes with a discussion of future research and recommended readings for prospective students and scholars.

Transparency and Europe

There is an entry on transparency in the European legal encyclopedia.

Transparency in International Economic Law

In international economic law, transparency includes the following legal areas, with coverage in this world legal encyclopedia:

li> State Transparency
• Transparency in International Institutions
• Transparency in Dispute Settlement

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See Also

Further Reading

• Entry “Transparency” in the work “A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein”, by Rodney Leach (Profile Books; London)

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Notes and References

1. Entry about Transparency in the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (2015, Routledge, Oxford, United Kingdom)

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Further Reading

• Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018, Springer International Publishing, Germany)

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See Also

• Election Law
• Electoral Laws
• Electoral Legislation