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Disclosure of Financial Information via the Internet by the Portuguese Local Authorities

In the context of new public management, public administration must be alert to the increasing needs of citizens, providing public organizations with efficient management systems in order to rationalize the financial resources and disseminate transparent and accurate economic and financial information to further assess the organizational performance. There have been recent technological advances, namely the use of the internet, that have influenced the way financial information is accessed. This work aims to assess the level of disclosure of financial information on the websites of local authorities in Portugal and the identification of possible factors that may influence the level of disclosure. Given the results in this study, it is time-consuming and difficult to find financial information on the websites. This hinders the users in their assessment on where and how mayors apply public resources. Among the factors tested, the size and political competition are the ones that seem to influence the level of disclosure of financial information on the website.

Helena C. Mendes

Carlos Santos

Augusta Ferreira

Rui Pedro Marques

Gra?a Azevedo

Jonas Oliveira

Publication
Book Title:
Tools, Strategies, and Practices for Modern and Accountable Public Sector Management
Year of Publication:
2019
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ISBN Number:
9781799813859
Other Numbers:
78664662
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