@article {1284623, title = {The Political Economy of Transparency: What Makes Disclosure Policies Effective?}, year = {2004}, abstract = {

Archon Fung, David Weil, Mary Graham and Elena Fagotto, December 2004

Transparency systems have emerged in recent years as a mainstream regulatory tool, an important development in social policy. Transparency systems are government mandates that require corporations or other organizations to provide the public with factual information about their products and practices. Such systems have a wide range of regulatory purposes which include protecting investors, improving public health and safety, reducing pollution, minimizing corruption and improving public services.

}, url = {https://ash.harvard.edu/files/political_econ_transparency.pdf}, author = {Archon Fung and David Weil and Mary Graham and Fagotto, Elena} }