The politics of freedom of information : how and why governments pass laws that threaten their power /: how and why governments pass laws that threaten their power. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ben Worthy.
• Authors: Worthy, Ben
• Contents: 1. FOI: hard to resist and hard to escape 2. From radical to inevitable: the development of FOI in Britain 3. New Labour, new openness? 4. The 1997 White Paper: a symbolic victory? 5. The 1999 draft Bill: the retreat becomes a rout 6. The Parliamentary passage: asymmetric warfare 7. FOI in the UK: survival and afterlife 8. The US, Australia and India: two firsts and the greatest? 9. Ireland and New Zealand: a legacy and an assault from within 10. FOI and the remaking of politics Conclusion: why do governments pass FOI laws? References Index.
• Publisher Details: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 323.4450941; Freedom of information -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-2007
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526108524; 9781526108517
• Related ISBNs: 9780719097676
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