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Blacked out : government secrecy in the information age / Alasdair Roberts.
LIBRA JC598 .R62 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Alasdair (Alasdair Scott)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Government information.
- Freedom of information.
- Secrecy.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- This book examines the evolution of the move toward openness in government.
- Contents:
- 1 The Glass Case 1
- I Context
- 2 Secrecy and Security 27
- 3 Regime Change 51
- 4 Message Discipline 82
- 5 Soft States 107
- II Structure
- 6 Opaque Networks 127
- 7 The Corporate Veil 150
- 8 Remote Control 171
- III Technology
- 9 Liquid Paper 199
- 10 The End of the Story? 231.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-301) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521858704
- OCLC:
- 62307703
- Publisher Number:
- 9780521858700
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