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Freedom of Information: Local Government and Accountability book cover

1st Edition

Freedom of Information Local Government and Accountability

Edited By Robert G. Vaughn Copyright 2010

    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 controversies in the application of these laws to the revolution in the electronic storage and retrieval of information. The articles allow the reader to speculate how the connection of these laws to liberal democratic theory explains their recent adoption in several countries and their international application.

    Chapter 1 Freedom of Information, MichaelHunt, Richard A.Chapman; Chapter 2 The Context and Challenges of Freedom of Information in Local Government, Sir DavidHenshaw; Chapter 3 Openness and Freedom of Information in Local Government, Richard A.Chapman; Chapter 4 Open Government at the Local Level in England, SarahHolsen, BenWorthy; Chapter 5 Local Government, Freedom of Information and Participation, MichaelHunt; Chapter 6 Freedom of Information in Scotland and the UK, KevinDunion; Chapter 7 The Impact of Freedom of Information on Irish Local Government, MaeveMcDonagh; Chapter 8 Freedom of Information and the Campaign to Protect Rural England, HowardElcock; Chapter 9 Freedom of Information and Participation, JimChandler; Chapter 10 The Morality of Open Government, PeterBarberis; Chapter 11 Freedom of Information, Richard A.Chapman, MichaelHunt;

    Biography

    Durham University, UK, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

    '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
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