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.
Other Authors: Underwood, Peter G., ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Oxford [England] : Chandos Publications, ©2010.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 ebook (336 pages)).
Series: Chandos information professional series.
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