The economics of transparency in politics

Description:

The contributors explore the reasons why some voters could prefer not to be better informed about a government policy even if this additional information was offered to them at no cost. Thus, voters may be aware of their inability to judge some aspects of policies and consequently accept that these aspects remain opaque.

subjects: Government information,  Transparency in government,  Disclosure of information,  Freedom of information,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  Public Affairs & Administration