The politics of freedom of information : how and why governments pass laws that threaten their power / Ben Worthy.

By: Worthy, Ben [author.]Contributor(s): Jstor - EBAMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Manchester Political StudiesPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781526108524 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Freedom of information -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-2007 | Freedom of information law | Law | LAW -- Public | POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights | POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights | LAW / Public | Freedom of information | Politics and government | Great Britain | Law -- Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law -- Constitutional & administrative law: general -- Administrative jurisdiction & public administration | 1997-2007Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 323.4450941 LOC classification: KD3756 .W67 2017Online resources: e-book Full-text access | e-book Full-text access
Contents:
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
Summary: "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
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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

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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

"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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In English.