Transparency in global change : the vanguard of the open society /

Summary: Publisher Summary 1 An examination of the quest for information exchange in an increasingly international, open society, Transparency in Global Change discusses the reasons for the recent increase in public desire for transparency and the byproducts this transparency can produce.   Publisher Summary 2 Transparency in Global Change examines the quest for information exchange in an increasingly international, open society.聽 Recent transformations in governments and cultures have brought about a surge in the pursuit of knowledge in areas of law, trade, professions, investment, education, and medical practice鈥攁mong others.聽 Technological advancements in communications, led by the United States, and public access to information fuel the phenomenon of transparency.聽 This rise in transparency parallels a diminution of secrecy鈥攖hough, as Burkart and Leslie Holzner point out, secrecy continues to exist on many levels.聽 Based on current events and historical references in literature and the social sciences, Transparency in Global Changefocuses on the turning points of information cultures, such as scandals, that lead to pressure for transparency.聽 Moreover, the Holzners illuminate byproducts of transparency鈥攄ebate, insight, and impetus for change, as transparency exposes the moral corruptions of dictatorship, empire, and inequity.