Michael Hunt

Open Government in a Theoretical and Practical Context

Herausgeber: Chapman, Richard A

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Produktbeschreibung

Combining a stimulating blend of academic authority and senior practitioner experience, this book tackles the principle of openness to official documentation and information flow. It covers important areas such as the Hutton Report into the death of Dr David Kelly, the freedom of speech in democratic societies, the value of the freedom of information and international comparisons.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780754646426
• ISBN-10: 0754646424
• Artikelnr.: 47821702

Autorenporträt

Richard A. Chapman is Emeritus Professor of Politics and Honorary Research Fellow at Durham Business School, Durham University, UK. Michael Hunt is Senior Lecturer in Public Administration at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Open government and freedom of information
Michael Hunt and Richard A. Chapman; The Freedom of Information Act - the first three months
Lord Goodhart; The potential benefits of freedom of information
Simon James; Local government and access to information
Michael Hunt; The Principle of Complementarity: freedom of information
public accountability and whistleblowing
Geoffrey Hunt; The Hutton Report: judgment
leadership and open government
Richard A. Chapman; Freedom with or freedom of information: the role of 'special advisers' in British central government
Barry J. O'Toole; Openness: a perspective from the Committee on Standards in Public Life
Robert Behrens; Freedom of information: where we were
where we are (and why)
where we are going (and how)
James Michael; Freedom of information and its impact on archives
Susan Healy; Freedom with information: electronic government
information intensity and challenges to citizenship
John A. Taylor
Miriam Lips and Joe Organ; Open Government in a theoretical and practical context
Richard A. Chapman and Michael Hunt; A background note: the House of Commons and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Frank Cranmer; Index.