Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-374) and index.; The culture shift to transparency -- The rise of transparency : some historical turning points -- Perspectives on transparency : linking several fields of knowledge to one social fact -- Information cultures in transformation : the secrecy and the transparency syndromes in global change -- Transparency in the world -- Global civil society, transparency, and social system change -- Corporate governance and transparency : from exuberance to scandals to reform -- The changing architecture of information values in health systems -- Historical transparency -- Global change and the open society.;