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EMCIS 2017: Information Systems pp 261–274Cite as

Public Transparency in the Brazilian Context: An Integrative Review

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The present work reviews literature on public transparency in Brazil published from 1990 to 2017. The objectives were to identify different forms of transparency, identify the outcomes of public transparency, and which outcomes were achieved. The research involved five electronic databases and did not establish search limitations related to journal status or research design. The results show growing academic interest in the subject; the predominance of empirical research on municipal and executive entities; focus on budget transparency and evaluation of electronic websites; and limited research on the outcomes of public transparency. Theoretical researches about Brazil evaluate transparency´s outcomes better than researches from other countries, suggesting that different contexts lead to different interpretations of its impact. Although public transparency is part of the Brazilian research agenda, empirical research must improve its methodological approach, address other forms of transparency, and investigate the outcomes of public transparency.

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The authors thank the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Brazil) – Process 402789/2015-6 for their support of this research.

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    Pedro de Barros Leal Pinheiro Marino, Grazielle Isabele Cristina Silva Sucupira, Wender Rodrigues de Siqueira & Paulo Henrique de Souza Bermejo

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Marino, P.d.B.L.P., Sucupira, G.I.C.S., Siqueira, W.R.d., Bermejo, P.H.d.S. (2017). Public Transparency in the Brazilian Context: An Integrative Review. In: Themistocleous, M., Morabito, V. (eds) Information Systems. EMCIS 2017. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 299. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65930-5_22

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