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Do Citizens See Through Transparency? Evidence from Survey Experiments in Peru

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  • Hawkins, Darren
  • Brook, Lucas C.
  • Hansen, Ian M.
  • Hoopes, Neal A.
  • Tidwell, Taylor R.

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Government transparency is widely promoted, yet little is known about transparency’s effects. Survey experiments reported here, made on the streets of Lima, Peru, investigate a simple question: what are the effects of government-sponsored transparency websites, and the information revealed by those efforts, on attitudes about the Peruvian political system? Like many developing countries, Peru lacks much system support, making it more difficult to improve governance and democracy; transparency itself has little impact on political attitudes. However, some dimensions of the information provided by transparency matter: endorsement by a credible third party or framing that associates comparatively good community well-being with government performance. These conditions substantively increase Peruvians’ approval of the national political community, the regime’s performance, institutions, and local government.

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  • Hawkins, Darren & Brook, Lucas C. & Hansen, Ian M. & Hoopes, Neal A. & Tidwell, Taylor R., 2019. "Do Citizens See Through Transparency? Evidence from Survey Experiments in Peru," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 49(1), pages 205-228, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:49:y:2019:i:01:p:205-228_00
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    1. Zhiwei Wang & Qiang Liu & Bo Hou, 2022. "How Does Government Information Service Quality Influence Public Environmental Awareness?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-15, December.

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