tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285832399884645871.post1818698678062480030..comments2007-05-28T11:37:16.929+01:00Herakliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07234212189847785260noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285832399884645871.post-44752218522828738942007-05-28T11:37:00.000+01:002007-05-28T11:37:00.000+01:00Thank you for that useful reference, which I have added to "other articles". I look forward to your further comments. I note O’Neill also talks about attempts to improve public sector performance by increasing “accountability” and “monitoring”, and suggests that these concepts (like transparency) can end up making things worse rather than better.Herakliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07234212189847785260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285832399884645871.post-19470240955700481292007-05-28T08:33:00.000+01:002007-05-28T08:33:00.000+01:00A very interesting topic, Heraklities, and one to which I will respond having re-read Onora O'Neill's 2002 Reith Lecture series on <A HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2002/" REL="nofollow">A Question of Trust</A>. As I recall, she argued persuasively that trust is fundamental to social, business and political relationships and that, far from enhancing trust, transparency, pursued as an end in itself, increases distrust and suspicion.Not Saussurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16261214039693203494noreply@blogger.com