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Des de fa molts anys estem investigant i proposant un concepte de democràcia més adequat al segle XXI, en el que la ciutadania pugui controlar les seves institucions de forma distribuïda a través de mecanismes rigorosos de governança. Considerem [...]

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Des de fa molts anys estem investigant i proposant un concepte de democràcia més adequat al segle XXI, en el que la ciutadania pugui controlar les seves institucions de forma distribuïda a través de mecanismes rigorosos de governança. Considerem [...]

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Spanish legislation includes the obligation to publish information, making it available to citizens, in order to improve public management. However, such information is not created using journalistic criteria, but rather political control. This study of news published by six city [...]

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The connections between transport infrastructure and economic development have been extensively analyzed in previous research, but little is known about the cost of infrastructure investments in poor countries. This paper examines drivers of unit costs of construction and maintenance [...]

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International audience; Drawing inspiration from researches on environmental crime and corporate crime, this chapter examines the case of air pollution caused by road transport and industry in France. The purpose of the author is first to document the nature and extent of these health [...]

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Convictions of political corruption depend on public communication, since for citizens, to perceive deviant behaviours, these must receive attention. In Spain, this type of behaviour is part of the agendas of citizens, media, and politicians and, to fight against it, accountability [...]

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This work gives a synopsis of the evolution of public administration control mechanisms in Mexico. It highlights the instrumental nature of oversight, as well as regulatory and assessment aspects, and discusses issues like the historical design of the control instruments used in Mexican [...]