Abstract
Open government has long been regarded as a pareto-efficient policy – after all, who could be against such compelling policy objectives as transparency, accountability, citizen engagement and integrity. This paper addresses why an authoritarian state would adopt a policy of open government, which seems counter-intuitive, and tracks its outworking by examining several facets of the policy in practice. The research uncovers evidence of insidious bureaucratic obstruction and an implementation deficit counter-posed with an outward-facing political agenda to gain international respectability. The result is ‘half-open’ government in which the more benign elements have been adopted but the vested interests of government and business elites remain largely unaffected.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 65-82 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | International Review of Public Policy (IRPP) |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 17 Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- Open Government
- Central Asia
- Kazakhstan
- Matland
- implementation
- authoritarian
- public administration
- bureaucracy
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Karl O'Connor
- School of Applied Social and Policy Sc. - Professor
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences - Research Director (Social Work and Social Policy)
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