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Freedom of Information and the Right to Know: The Origins and Applications of the Freedom of Information Act
A study of the origins of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), its effective use, the uneasy acceptance of the FOIA by federal agencies and the impediments to its full application. It features in-depth interviews with the architects of the FOIA and FOIA staff in the major federal agencies.
| Author(s) | By Herbert N. Foerstel. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 232 |
| Published in | United States |
| Published | 30 Oct 1999 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
A study of the origins of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), its effective use, the uneasy acceptance of the FOIA by federal agencies and the impediments to its full application. It features in-depth interviews with the architects of the FOIA and FOIA staff in the major federal agencies.
The Right to Know A Legislative Remedy Government Compliance with the FOIA The Effective Use of the FIOA Freedom of Information in the New Millennium Appendixes Selected Bibliography Index
HERBERT N. FOERSTEL is the retired former head of Branch Libraries at the University of Maryland in College Park and is a current member of the board of directors of the National Security Archive at George Washington University. He is the author of Survei
