Transparency of public administration and double standards in international relations: risks and threats

The article examines the concept of government transparency and its impact on public administration and international relations. The authors, including D. Thornton, discuss transparency not as an end in itself, but as a tool to improve the effectiveness of public administration, which is demonstrated by the example of monetary and monetary policy. The article also highlights the problems of double standards in international politics and their relationship with the level of transparency of public administration, considering double standards as an instrument of information warfare and an expression of the dominance of some political actors over others. In general, the article emphasizes the importance of transparency for the sustainability and effectiveness of both domestic governance and in the context of global international relations within the framework of minimizing the use of various deviant political instruments such as double standards, calling for a more consistent and equitable approach in international politics.

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