The politics of freedom of information : How and why governments pass laws that threaten their power /

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"Why do governments pass freedom of information laws? The symbolic power and force surrounding FOI makes it appealing as an electoral promise but hard to disengage from once in power. However, behind closed doors compromises and manoeuvres ensure that bold policies are seriously weakened before...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Worthy, Ben (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Law > Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law > Constitutional & administrative law: general > Administrative jurisdiction & public administration.
Politics and government.
Freedom of information.
LAW / Public
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
LAW > Public.
Law.
Freedom of information law.
Liberte d'information > Grande-Bretagne.
Freedom of information > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1997-2007.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1997-2007.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FOI : hard to resist and hard to escape
  • From radical to inevitable : the development of FOI in Britain
  • New Labour, new openness?
  • The 1997 white paper : a symbolic victory?
  • The 1999 draft bill : the retreat becomes a rout
  • The Parliamentary passage : asymmetric warfare
  • FOI in the UK : survival and afterlife
  • The US, Australia and India : two firsts and the greatest?
  • Ireland and New Zealand : a legacy and an assault from within
  • FOI and the remaking of politics
  • Conclusion: Why do governments pass FOI laws?

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