ABSTRACT. This research makes conceptual and methodological contributions to the restrictions of e-government in its function as an anti-corruption instrument, ICT-enabled strategies as openness and anti-corruption instruments and the link among ICTs and macroeconomic variables in supplying more significant government openness and diminishing corruption. My analysis complements the growing literature on anti-corruption mechanisms of e-government, technology as a platform to enhance the dissemination of information and data from the government, the function of e-governance in corruption control and poverty decrease, and the capacity of ICT to cut down corruption. In this paper I am particularly interested in examining the association between ICT related e-government and corruption in developing economies, the link between the distribution of certain ICTs and decrease of corruption, the control of corruption through e-governance, and the Internet’s capacity for intensifying openness and cutting down corruption. pp. 66–72
JEL codes: G18; D73; O11

Keywords: corruption; e-government; social media; public administration

How to cite: Ionescu, Luminita (2016), “E-Government and Social Media as Effective Tools in Controlling Corruption in Public Administration,” Economics, Management, and Financial Markets 11(1): 66–72.

Received 22 October 2015 • Received in revised form 15 March 2016
Accepted 16 March 2016 • Available online 18 March 2016