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1 online resource (xii, 223 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Reputation and trust -- Reputation and good public governance -- Entities, roles and functions of reputation-based governance -- Computing measures of reputation -- The production of statistical information and the analysis of policies -- Managing policies : accountability, rent-seeking, and corruption -- Applications of reputation-based governance -- Interdependence between the choice and execution of policies -- Reputation-based democratic participation -- Final considerations. |
Summary |
It would be easy to cheat someone on eBay. However, an essential characteristic of the site prevents this from happening: buyer and seller reviews form what amounts to an "index of reputation." The availability of such an index provides a strong incentive to be an honest trader. Reputation-Based Governance melds concepts from businesses like eBay with politics. Author Lucio Picci uses interdisciplinary tools to argue that the intelligent use of widely available Internet technologies can strengthen reputational mechanisms and significantly improve public governance. Based on this notion, the. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Political planning.
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Political planning. |
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Reputation -- Political aspects.
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Reputation. |
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Internet in public administration.
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Internet in public administration. |
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Transparency in government.
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Transparency in government. |
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Political participation.
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Political participation. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Picci, Lucio, 1965- Reputation-based governance. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Economics and Finance, ©2011 9780804773294 (DLC) 2010035569 (OCoLC)664258103 |
ISBN |
9780804777438 (electronic book) |
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0804777438 (electronic book) |
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9780804773294 |
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0804773297 |
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