Freedom of Information Law and Good Governance

Freedom of Information Law and Good Governance

The Curse of Corruption in Sierra Leone

Abdulai, Emmanuel Saffa

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

10/2021

420

Dura

Inglês

9783030836573

15 a 20 dias

735

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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 women's 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 Leone's Resource Curse: How the Abuse of Diamonds, Politics and Power Collapsed a Nation .- Chapter 6: War, Business as Usual: The Global Scramble for Sierra Leone's 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 EITIProcess on Transparency and Accountability in Sierra Leone's Extractive Industry.- Chapter 11: Conclusion; Breaking Free of the Bog: The Need for a Novel Impetus in the Implementation of the RTAI Act 2013.
freedom of information law;anti corruption;armed civil conflict;good governance;civic engagement;corruption and transparency;corruption and accountability;human rights;justice