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Record Nr.

UNINA9910690874803321

Autore

Katz Ellen M

Titolo

Transparency in government [[electronic resource] ] : how American citizens influence public policy / / by Ellen M. Katz ; Paul Malamud, editor ; Thaddeus A. Miksinski, Jr., art director

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Dept. of State, International Information Programs, , [1999?]

Disciplina

323.4450973

Soggetti

Freedom of information - United States

Government information - United States

Political participation - United States

Transparency in government - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen.

Nota di contenuto

Begin text -- Letting the sun in -- Requesting records -- Learning about day-to-day operations -- Case studies -- How U.S. federal agencies touch lives.

Sommario/riassunto

Discusses the importance of opening government deliberations and rule-making processes to the public and of making government documents available to concerned citizens. While using, for the most part, American examples, the pamphlet suggests the universal advantages of an open society with a vibrant civic infrastructure.