1st Edition
Freedom of Information Local Government and Accountability
Edited By Robert G. Vaughn
Copyright 2010
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume contains articles examining freedom of information statutes, including those protecting government employees who expose official misconduct. Using United States laws as examples, the articles explore the relationship of these laws to administrative and constitutional theory in the United States. In addition, they demonstrate how varying conceptions of information illuminate the... Read more
List of Tables, Acknowledgements, Notes on Contributors, FoI Research Workshop Participants, List of Abbreviations, 1 Freedom of Information: Local Government, 2 The Context and Challenges of Freedom of Information in Local Government: A Practitioner’s Perspective, 3 Openness and Freedom of Information in Local Government: Concepts and Issues, 4 O pen Government at the Local Level in England: FoI Implementation from 2005 to 2008, 5 Local Government, Freedom of Information and Participation, 6 Freedom of Information in Scotland and the UK: Time to Notice the Difference, 7 The Impact of Freedom of Information on Irish Local Government, 8 Freedom of Information and the Campaign to Protect Rural England, 9 Freedom of Information and Participation: Comparing Local and Central Government, 10 The Morality of Open Government, 11 Freedom of Information: Local Government, Democracy and Accountability, Appendix: Information Commissioner’s Office Model Publication Scheme, Index
Biography
Robert G. Vaughn
'Local government has an immediate impact upon the lives of citizens, yet hitherto most attention on issues of transparency and openness has been directed towards central government. This clearly written, scholarly and accessible book fills a large gap in the literature and provides a welcome and timely contribution to an important area of concern.' John Greenaway, University of East Anglia, UK 'Hunt and Chapman should be commended for again bringing together experts to assess the impact of freedom of information on democratic systems of government. While focussing on British local government the book provides lessons for other systems including those in North America and elsewhere.' David L. Dillman, Abilene Christian University,Texas, USA
