Testing the open government recipe: Are vision and voice good governance ingredients?

Alex Ingrams, Wesley Kaufmann and Daan Jacobs
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Alex Ingrams: Leiden University
Wesley Kaufmann: Tilburg University
Daan Jacobs: Tilburg University

Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 2020, vol. 3, issue 1

Abstract: Existing research shows that open government can result in better governance outcomes. However, there remains a gap in our understanding of how open government’s two component dimensions of transparency and participation – “vision†and “voice†– affect governance outcomes, and how they relate to each other within public decision-making. We use a survey experiment to test the impact of transparency and participation on a range of governance outcomes (satisfaction, perception of fairness, and trust) in a municipal decision-making process. The findings show that both transparency and participation positively affect these governance outcomes. However, we do not find support for an interaction effect of transparency and participation. Implications for research and practitioners are discussed.

Keywords: Open government; Transparency; Participation; Survey experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 D90 D91 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.30636/jbpa.31.114

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