| Title:
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| By: |
Michael Hunt, Robert G. Vaughn (Editor), Prof. Richard A. Chapman (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0754679772 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780754679776 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
28 April, 2010 |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Description: |
Since the UK's Freedom of Information Act of 2005, which allows public right of access to information held by public authorities, considerable evidence has accumulated about the ways in which the Act has been applied in the interests of democracy and accountability. This work considers best practice regarding the operation of the Act. |
| Synopsis: |
This volume contains articles examining freedom of information statutes, including those protecting government employees who expose official misconduct. Using United States laws as examples, the articles explore the relationship of these laws to administrative and constitutional theory in the United States. In addition, they demonstrate how varying conceptions of information illuminate the controversies in the application of these laws to the revolution in the electronic storage and retrieval of information. The articles allow the reader to speculate how the connection of these laws to liberal democratic theory explains their recent adoption in several countries and their international application. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Ashgate Publishing Limited |
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