LESS GOVERNMENT, MORE SECRECY: REINVENTION AND THE WEAKENING OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW

ROBERTS, ALASDAIR S.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, n.º 4/2000, pág. 308

1. Effect of Cutbacks on FOI Laws. 2. TransferringFunctions to Nondepartmental Organizations. a) Delegation toSpecial-Purpose Public Agencies. b) Delegation toQuasiautonomous, Nongovernmental Organizations. c)Delegation of Functions to Private Enterprises. 3. NewEconomic Barries to Openness. a) Commodification ofGovernment Information. b) Increased Fees for Processing FOIRequest. 4. Conclusion.