• 1. The need for a layered understanding of government transparency; 2. From idea to legislation and organizational practices; 3. What is transparency?; 4. The macro-level perspective on transparency; 5. The meso-level perspective on transparency; 6. The micro-level perspective on transparency; 7. Linking and integrating research on government transparency; References.

'The book will help transparency researchers by providing a review of the most relevant literature in a very small space; it can also serve as a basis for operationalizing dependent and independent variables for transparency-related research. The book can be used for teaching courses in public policy and public administration, as it describes the issue of transparency in a very clear and accessible way, even for readers who are not senior academics. In this respect, it is a very effective teaching tool.' Michal Plaček, Public Administration

• 1. The need for a layered understanding of government transparency; 2. From idea to legislation and organizational practices; 3. What is transparency?; 4. The macro-level perspective on transparency; 5. The meso-level perspective on transparency; 6. The micro-level perspective on transparency; 7. Linking and integrating research on government transparency; References.

'The book will help transparency researchers by providing a review of the most relevant literature in a very small space; it can also serve as a basis for operationalizing dependent and independent variables for transparency-related research. The book can be used for teaching courses in public policy and public administration, as it describes the issue of transparency in a very clear and accessible way, even for readers who are not senior academics. In this respect, it is a very effective teaching tool.' Michal Plaček, Public Administration

• 1. The need for a layered understanding of government transparency; 2. From idea to legislation and organizational practices; 3. What is transparency?; 4. The macro-level perspective on transparency; 5. The meso-level perspective on transparency; 6. The micro-level perspective on transparency; 7. Linking and integrating research on government transparency; References.

'The book will help transparency researchers by providing a review of the most relevant literature in a very small space; it can also serve as a basis for operationalizing dependent and independent variables for transparency-related research. The book can be used for teaching courses in public policy and public administration, as it describes the issue of transparency in a very clear and accessible way, even for readers who are not senior academics. In this respect, it is a very effective teaching tool.' Michal Plaček, Public Administration