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Determinants of Internet-enabled Transparency at the Local Level

2015; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 47; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0160323x15593384

1943-3409

Grichawat Lowatcharin, Charles E. Menifield,

Public Policy and Administration Research

The purpose of this study is to examine the premise that increased Internet access leads to higher levels of governmental transparency. In so doing, we assess the impact of geographic, demographic, socioeconomic, and institutional factors on governmental transparency in 816 out of 1055 counties in the twelve Midwestern states. The findings from the most extensive ordered logistic model show that total land area, population density, percentage of minority population, educational attainment, and the council–manager form of government are statistically associated with higher levels of government transparency at the county level via the Internet.