Freedom of information : local government and accountability / / edited by Richard A. Chapman and Michael Hunt

• Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT : , : Ashgate Pub., , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.44/50941
• Soggetto topico: Government information - Great Britain; Freedom of information - Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ChapmanRichard A HuntMichael <1947->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; FoI Research Workshop Participants; List of Abbreviations; 1 Freedom of Information: Local Government; 2 The Context and Challenges of Freedom of Information in Local Government: A Practitioner's Perspective; 3 Openness and Freedom of Information in Local Government: Concepts and Issues; 4 Open Government at the Local Level in England: FoI Implementation from 2005 to 2008; 5 Local Government, Freedom of Information and Participation; 6 Freedom of Information in Scotland and the UK: Time to Notice the Difference ; 7 The Impact of Freedom of Information on Irish Local Government8 Freedom of Information and the Campaign to Protect Rural England; 9 Freedom of Information and Participation: Comparing Local and Central Government; 10 The Morality of Open Government; 11 Freedom of Information: Local Government, Democracy and Accountability; Appendix: Information Commissioner's Office Model Publication Scheme; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Now a vital part of the British system of government, the 2005 Freedom of Information Act also plays an important role in developing local democracy. This detailed review explores the need for freedom of information in modern liberal democracies, and addresses how the accountability of local authorities may best be ensured.
• Titolo autorizzato: Freedom of information
• ISBN: 1-003-06315-2; 1-351-56653-9; 1-315-09391-X; 1-317-13287-4; 1-282-57241-5; 9786612572418; 0-7546-9939-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459496503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II