Secrecy and Open Government: Why Governments Want you to Know

Robertson, K.

Does the Labour Government's commitment to Freedom of Information mean the end of excessive secrecy in the UK? Why has Britain finally decided to join the many other countries that enjoy a 'right to know'? This book places the current UK debate over open government in its political context. Robertson argues that just as secrecy reflected the interests of the powerful, so too does freedom of information. This is a radical and challenging alternative to the conventional view that open government is concerned with empowering 'the people'.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1999-03-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333753675

DOI: 10.1057/9780230513020

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 202