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ERIC Number: EJ652352
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0190-2946
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The End of Access? The Government's New Information Policy.
Connors, Thomas James
Academe, v88 n4 p56-61 Jul-Aug 2002
Examines examples of "information lockdown" by the federal government, including Executive Order 13233 issued by President George W. Bush. Considers the underlying rationale for the lockdown, its policy implications for academics and others who seek regular access to public-sector information, and its threat to democratic society. Includes a sidebar of testimony against EO 13233. (EV)
Descriptors: Democracy, Disclosure, Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Government Publications, Public Policy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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