Parliamentary expense account scandal as having said that "transparency will damage democracy." That he did is indicative of the … assumption that transparency in government and democracy go hand in hand. Perhaps most obviously symbolized by the glass dome on … or desirable for democracy and suggest that the illusion of transparency offered by the internet and communication …

from office. In order to avoid such a fate, a policymaker may provide more transparency-enhancing institutional devices to …

be yes. The contestability of elections and transparency of policy-making are however, analytically distinct concepts. We …

disentangling the impact of independence and transparency on democracy. To this end, we regress democracy on both CBI and CB … CBI is conducive to democracy. However, this relationship is dependent on the level of CB transparency, where high levels … of transparency could reverse this positive relation and make CBI an obstacle in face of democracy. Furthermore, CB …