LEADER 02114nam 2200481Ka 450 001 9910690874803321 005 20020108172107.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002341583 035 $a(OCoLC)44283921 035 9 $aocm44283921 035 $a(OCoLC)995470000002341583 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002341583 100 $a20000411d1999 ka 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn|---auaun 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTransparency in government$b[electronic resource] $ehow American citizens influence public policy /$fby Ellen M. Katz ; Paul Malamud, editor ; Thaddeus A. Miksinski, Jr., art director 210 1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$cU.S. Dept. of State, International Information Programs,$d[1999?] 300 $aTitle from title screen. 327 $aBegin text -- Letting the sun in -- Requesting records -- Learning about day-to-day operations -- Case studies -- How U.S. federal agencies touch lives. 330 3 $aDiscusses 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. 517 $aTransparency in government 606 $aFreedom of information$zUnited States 606 $aGovernment information$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical participation$zUnited States 606 $aTransparency in government$zUnited States 615 0$aFreedom of information 615 0$aGovernment information 615 0$aPolitical participation 615 0$aTransparency in government 676 $a323.4450973 700 $aKatz$b Ellen M$01383700 712 02$aUnited States.$bDepartment of State.$bOffice of International Information Programs. 801 0$bCEG 801 1$bCEG 801 2$bC@R 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910690874803321 996 $aTransparency in government$93428886 997 $aUNINA