Freedom of information and the developing world : the citizen, the state and models of openness /

Rather than simply summarising the state of play in African countries and elsewhere, this book identifies and makes explicit the assumptions about the citizen's relationship to the state that lie beneath Freedom of Information (FoI) discourse. The book goes on to test them against the reality o...

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Main Author: Darch, Colin
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Underwood, Peter G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] : Chandos Publications, ©2010.
Series:Chandos information professional series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Rather than simply summarising the state of play in African countries and elsewhere, this book identifies and makes explicit the assumptions about the citizen's relationship to the state that lie beneath Freedom of Information (FoI) discourse. The book goes on to test them against the reality of the pervasive politics of patronage that characterise much of African practice.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 ebook (336 pages))
ISBN:9781780630205
1780630204