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Ala’i, Padideh; Vaughn, G. Robert --- "Research Handbook on Transparency" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014) [2014] ELECD 631

Editor(s): Ala’i, Padideh; Vaughn, G. Robert

Title: Research Handbook on Transparency

Series: Elgar original reference

Topics: Comparative Law; Constitutional and Administrative Law; Corporate Law and Governance; Corruption and Economic Crime; Information and Media Law; Labour, Employment Law; Regulation and Governance

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 29 August 2014

Number of pages: 432

ISBN (hard cover): 9781781007938

ISBN (soft cover): 9781783477852

EISBN: 9781781007945

Abstract/Description:

In recent years the concept of transparency has received much attention, but few have approached the topic from a critical standpoint. This Handbook explores the different meanings and applications of transparency and their many implications.

The expert contributors identify the goals, purposes and ramifications of transparency while presenting both its advantages and shortcomings. Through this framework, they explore transparency from a number of international and comparative perspectives. Some chapters emphasize cultural and national aspects of the issue, with country-specific examples from China, Mexico, the US and the UK, while others focus on transparency within global organizations such as the World Bank and the WTO. A number of relevant legal considerations are also discussed, including freedom of information laws, financial disclosure of public officials and whistleblower protection.

A diverse and unique volume, the Research Handbook on Transparency will prove an essential reference for scholars, policy makers, practitioners and legal reform advocates.