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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465516503321

Autore

Picci Lucio <1965->

Titolo

Reputation-based governance [[electronic resource] /] / Lucio Picci

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, CA, : Stanford Economics and Finance, c2011

ISBN

0-8047-7743-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

352.3/4

Soggetti

Political planning

Reputation - Political aspects

Internet in public administration

Transparency in government

Political participation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Reputation and Trust; 3. Reputation and Good Public Governance; 4. Entities, Roles, and Functions of Reputation-Based Governance; 5. Computing Measures of Reputation; 6. The Production of Statistical Information and the Analysis of Policies; 7. Managing Policies: Accountability, Rent-Seeking, and Corruption; 8. Applications of Reputation-Based Governance; 9. Interdependence Between the Choice and Execution of Policies; 10. Reputation-Based Democratic Participation; 11. Final Considerations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.  Base