Blacked Out:Govement Secrecy in the Information Age
by: Alasdair Roberts (Author)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Annotated edition (30 Jan. 2006)
Language: English
Print length: 336 pages
ISBN-10: 0521858704
ISBN-13: 9780521858700
Book Description
Nearly forty years ago the US Congress passed the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) giving the public the right to govement documents. This ‘right to know’ has been used over the past decades to challenge overreaching Presidents and secretive govement agencies. The example of transparency in govement has served as an example to nations around the world spawning similar statutes in fifty-nine countries. This 2006 book examines the evolution of the move toward openness in govement. It looks at how technology has aided the disclosure and dissemination of information. The author tackles the question of whether the drive for transparency has stemmed the desire for govement secrecy and discusses how many govements ignore or frustrate the legal requirements for the release of key documents. Blacked Out is an important contribution during a time where profound changes in the structure of govement are changing access to govement documents.
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