Freedom of information law and good governance : the curse of corruption in Sierra Leone /

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Author / Creator:Abdulai, Emmanuel Saffa, author.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Description:1 online resource ( 1 volume) : illustrations (black and white).
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12699598
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ISBN:9783030836580
3030836584
9783030836573
3030836576
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other form:Print version: Abdulai, Emmanuel Saffa. Freedom of information law and good governance. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021 9783030836573
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-030-83658-0
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: A Brief Global History of the Emergence, Evolution, Development and Proliferation of Freedom of Information: Principles Definitive of Scope and Substance
  • Chapter 2: Myths Surrounding Freedom of Information Laws
  • Chapter 3: How FOI aids womens Empowerment and redcues Gender and Sexual Based Violence
  • Chapter 4: Comparative Analysis of Freedom of Information Laws in Sierra Leone and Liberia
  • Chapter 5: Sierra Leones Resource Curse: How the Abuse of Diamonds, Politics and Power Collapsed a Nation
  • Chapter 6: War, Business as Usual: The Global Scramble for Sierra Leones Natural Resources
  • Chapter 7: Diamonds, War, Poverty and Underdevelopment: A Multidimensional Perspective on the Global Diamond Industry and its Need for Reform
  • Chapter 8: The Place of FOI in the Second Republic
  • Chapter 9: Localising Transparency and Accountability: Access to Information and Citizen Engagement Under the Local Government Act 2004
  • Chapter 10: The Effect of The EITI Process on Transparency and Accountability in Sierra Leones Extractive Industry
  • Chapter 11: Conclusion; Breaking Free of the Bog: The Need for a Novel Impetus in the Implementation of the RTAI Act 2013.