Freedom of information law and good governance : the curse of corruption in Sierra Leone /: the curse of corruption in Sierra Leone. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai.
• Authors: Abdulai, Emmanuel Saffa
• Contents: Chapter One: Introduction: A Brief Global History of the Emergence, Evolution, Development and Proliferation of Freedom of Information: Principles Definitive of Scope and Substance Chapter Two: Myths Surrounding Freedom of Information Laws Chapter Three: How FOI aids women's Empowerment and redcues Gender and Sexual Based Violence Chapter Four: Comparative Analysis of Freedom of Information Laws in Sierra Leone and Liberia Chapter Five: Sierra Leone's Resource Curse: How the Abuse of Diamonds, Politics and Power Collapsed a Nation Chapter Six: War, Business as Usual: The Global Scramble for Sierra Leone's Natural Resources Chapter Seven: Diamonds, War, Poverty and Underdevelopment: A Multidimensional Perspective on the Global Diamond Industry and its Need for Reform Chapter Eight: The Place of FOI in the Second Republic Chapter Nine: Localising Transparency and Accountability: Access to Information and Citizen Engagement Under the Local Government Act 2004 Chapter Ten: The Effect of The EITI Process on Transparency and Accountability in Sierra Leone's Extractive Industry Chapter Eleven: Conclusion; Breaking Free of the Bog: The Need for a Novel Impetus in the Implementation of the RTAI Act 2013.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 323.09664; Transparency in government -- Sierra Leone; Freedom of information -- Sierra Leone; Political corruption -- Sierra Leone; Sierra Leone -- Politics and government -- 1961-
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030836580
• Related ISBNs: 9783030836573
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