The contribution of the right to information laws in Europe to local government transparency on sustainability
| Autor: | Francisco José Alcaraz-Quiles, David Ortiz-Rodríguez, Andrés Navarro-Galera |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Economics and Econometrics
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Transparency (behavior) Politics Economic sustainability Local government Nature Conservation Law Political Science and International Relations Sustainability Business Socioeconomic status Research question 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. 20:161-178 |
| ISSN: | 1573-1553 1567-9764 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10784-019-09461-8 |
| Popis: | The aim of this paper is to examine the influence of the right to information laws on sustainability transparency in European local governments. This goal is novel, in that previous studies have examined the effects of various factors on the dissemination of government information (demographic, socioeconomic, political and financial) but not the contribution of legal factors to online transparency on environmental, social and economic sustainability. Our research question is this: Do information laws contribute to transparency on sustainability? Using the Global Reporting Initiative guidelines and a statistical regression analysis, we studied the websites of 106 local governments in ten European countries. The results obtained show that when transparency laws clearly stipulate the rules applicable and the procedures established for appeals, exceptions, refusals and requests, this can favour transparency on environmental, social and economic sustainability. Our findings advance understanding of this field and reinforce the basis for legal reforms to enhance sustainability transparency. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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