Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Table of Contents VII
4. Bibliography IX
5. Table of Statutes XIII
6. Table of Cases XV
7. Introduction XIX
8. PART ONE The Problem
9. CHAPTER Democracy and the Citizen's Access to Information 1
10. CHAPTER II Contemporary Social Realities and Access to Information 12
11. CHAPTER III Politics, Power and Secrecy 27
12. PART TWO The Law
13. CHAPTER IV The United States— Laws Restricting Access to Information 39
14. CHAPTER V The United States— The Positive Right to Information 65
15. CHAPTER VI United Kingdom Law 101
16. CHAPTER VII South African Law 138
17. PART THREE The Background
18. CHAPTER VIII Information Practices in the Three Societies 163
19. CHAPTER IX The Socio-Political Context 174
20. PART FOUR The Solution
21. Introduction 207
22. CHAPTER X The United States 210
23. CHAPTER XI The United Kingdom 218
24. CHAPTER XII South Africa 226
25. Postscript 233
26. Index 237