Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection

What does open government mean in practice? This book offers an authoritative and highly topical look at the implementation of reform from senior academics and civil servants. Britain''s situation and future requirements are set in context by insights from other Westminster systems of government, namely Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. Each of these accounts is itself an original contribution to the literature on that country''s experience. Throughout, the emphasis in upon freedom of information and privacy issues.