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The politics of freedom of information: How and why governments pass laws that threaten their power
Ben Worthy
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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 ensure that bold policies are seriously weakened before they reach the statute book. The politics of freedom of information examines how Tony Blair's government proposed a radical FOI law only to back down in fear of what it would do. But FOI survived, in part due to the government's reluctance to be seen to reject a law that spoke ... Read more
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 ensure that bold policies are seriously weakened before they reach the statute book. The politics of freedom of information examines how Tony Blair's government proposed a radical FOI law only to back down in fear of what it would do. But FOI survived, in part due to the government's reluctance to be seen to reject a law that spoke ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719097676
SKU
V9780719097676
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About Ben Worthy
Ben Worthy is Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London -- .
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