Government transparency and secrecy : measures, access, and policies

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    • Faulconer, Grant
    • Dashaw, Aiden
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Government transparency and secrecy : measures, access, and policies

Grant Faulconer and Aiden Dashaw, editors

(Government procedures and operations)(American political, economic, and security issues series)

Nova Science Publishers, c2013

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

From the beginning of the American federal government, Congress has required executive branch agencies to release or otherwise make available government information and records. Some scholars and statesmen, including James Madison, thought access to information -- commonly referred to in contemporary vernacular as "transparency" -- was an essential cornerstone of democratic governance. Today, the federal government attempts to balance access to information with the need to protect certain information (including national security information and trade secrets) in order to achieve transparency. As a consequence, access and protection are often in tension with one another. This book first assesses the meaning of transparency and subsequently examines the statutes, initiatives, requirements, and other actions that make information more available to the public or protect if from public release. Also discussed is whether existing transparency initiatives are effective in reaching their stated goals.

目次

  • Preface
  • Government Transparency & Secrecy: An Examination of Meaning & Its Use in the Executive Branch
  • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background & Policy Options for the 112th Congress
  • The Obama Administrations Open Government Initiative: Issues for Congress
  • The Freedom of Information Act & Nondisclosure Provisions in Other Federal Laws
  • Index.

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