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100			_aRoundy, P.T., Trussel, J.M. and Davenport, S.A. _947424
245			_aThe text complexity of local government annual reports
260			_aLocal Government Studies
300			_a49(5), Oct, 2023: p.1135-1156
520			_aThis study explores the factors that contribute to the text complexity of local government communication and whether text complexity varies with governments’ financial performance. We first identify factors associated with text complexity, including the local government’s size, external monitoring, organisational complexity, and financial complexity. We then explore if text complexity varies with the financial performance of local governments. We find that the annual reports of poor-performing governments are less understandable, but that performance is not related to the amount of information content. Our findings contribute to research on local government communication, accountability, and transparency and have practical implications for those who interact with local governments through government documents. – Reproduced https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2022.2152009
773			_aLocal Government Studies
906			_aLOCAL GOVERNMENT
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