This book focuses on the effects of information policy. While
information policy studies often consider the ideology underlying
policy, the policy process, the stakeholders and players in that
process, and the nature of the outcomes of policy development,
there have been few studies that focus on the ultimate effects of
information policy. This book looks at effects from two
perspectives. First, it examines the impact of government-wide
information policies on a specific government agency in terms of
its dissemination policies for the information it provides.
Secondly, the effects of the ensuing agency information policies on
social science research are examined.
The government-wide policies of interest here are cost-recovery
and restraint initiatives imposed by the Canadian federal
government in the mid-1980s. The policy statements specifically
identified government information as an area in which increased
revenues could be generated. Such de facto information policies can
have a wide effect on government information production and
dissemination. In this book, the history and background of the
policies is considered and the effects were empirically examined
using multiple methods of analysis. The period covered is mid-1980s
through mid-1990s. An epilogue chapter provides information on
recent policy developments in Canada and the continuing effects of
the policies of the 1980s.
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