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Gaining access to government information is a perpetual concern of
citizens. This is due in large part to the relationship between
transparency and the issues of ethics, corruption, administrative
malfeasance, and accountability. The last few years have proven
that governmental transparency is a burgeoning academic subfield
spurred on by contemporary political events and attention generated
by the popular press. This reader addresses the topics of
governmental transparency and secrecy and includes original
discussion, classic readings, and primary source documents.
Transparency and Secrecy is organized according to a theoretical
model fully developed in the introduction. Governmental
transparency is the degree to which access to government
information is available through various channels. These avenues of
access to information include governments proactively releasing
information, freedom-of-information type requests, open meetings,
and whistleblowing and leaks. The reader addresses each of these
components as well as values that compete with openness such as
privacy, security, and efficiency. The chapter discussion sections
begin with the presentation of cases to make the material relevant
to students. The cases together with the review of the literature
help readers understand how each aspect of transparency is relevant
to contemporary public policy debates. The discussion sections
include a brief summary of the included articles and place these
readings within the scholarship at large. Integrative study
questions, suggested class projects, recommendations for case
studies, movies, and supplemental reading all make Transparency and
Secrecy ideal for classroom adoption.
The consequences of governmental reform are not always intended. In
this book, the author examines how federal management reforms
associated with the National Performance Review have affected, and
are still affecting, implementation of the Freedom of Information
Act.
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