Worthy, Ben, <br/><br/>
The politics of freedom of information :  how and why governments pass laws that threaten their power / 
Ben Worthy. 
 - 1 online resource 
 - Manchester Political Studies .
<br/><br/> 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 Parlia 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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  
<br/><br/> "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 ensur 
<br/><br/><br/>In English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781526108524 1526108526 9781526108517 1526108518 9781526124159 1526124157 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.7765/9781526108517  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>ManchesterUniversityPress8475  Manchester University Press 22573/ctv189mkkd  JSTOR 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB795657  bnb GBB711628  bnb GBC101621  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>018364078  Uk 018189683  Uk 020045341  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1997-2007 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Freedom of information--Great Britain.<br/>Freedom of information law.<br/>Law.<br/>LAW--Public.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.<br/>LAW / Public<br/>Freedom of information.<br/>Politics and government.<br/>Law--Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law--Constitutional & administrative law: general--Administrative jurisdiction & public administration.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.<br/>Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KD3756  / .W67 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>323.4450941