In transparent government we trust: open government data, transparency perception, and public trust in China
研究中国开放政府数据对公众信任的影响，发现数据开放提升了中央和县级政府信任，但对乡镇政府无显著影响，且透明度感知起中介作用。
Despite extensive research on open government data and political trust in Western contexts, less is known about how such reforms shape trust across different levels of government in non-Western countries. We argue that governments in these settings may strategically use open data reforms to signal transparency and thereby enhance political trust, with higher-level governments that lead these reforms more likely to benefit. Using data from China, we find that open government data increases trust in central and county governments, but not in township governments, and that perceived transparency mediates this relationship.