TY - BOOK AU - Worthy,Ben ED - Jstor - EBA TI - The politics of freedom of information: how and why governments pass laws that threaten their power T2 - Manchester Political Studies SN - 9781526108524 AV - KD3756 .W67 2017 U1 - 323.4450941 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Manchester PB - Manchester University Press KW - Freedom of information KW - Great Britain KW - Freedom of information law KW - bicssc KW - Law KW - LAW KW - Public KW - bisacsh KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Political Freedom & Security KW - Civil Rights KW - Human Rights KW - LAW / Public KW - fast KW - Politics and government KW - Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law KW - Constitutional & administrative law: general KW - Administrative jurisdiction & public administration KW - thema KW - 1997-2007 KW - Electronic books N1 - 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; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - "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 UR - https://ezproxy.mef.edu.tr/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv18b5m9b UR - https://ezproxy.mef.edu.tr/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1815914 ER -