Freedom of Information (FOI) is considered a crown jewel of reforms fostering public administration transparency and accountability. However, FOI’s symbolic power alone cannot overcome the organizational barriers and obstacles to its effective implementation. This paper presents the results of...

The vulnerability of the four south European countries (Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain) to the global financial turmoil makes the analysis of their responses to the fiscal crisis particularly interesting for the assessment of the implications of fiscal austerity for public management. Drawing...