Freedom of Information and Scottish Local Government: Continuity, Change, and Capabilities in the Management of Information

Eleanor Burt; JA Taylor

doi:10.1080/03003930902742872

Freedom of Information and Scottish Local Government: Continuity, Change, and Capabilities in the Management of Information

Eleanor Burt
, JA Taylor

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Abstract

The Freedom of Information [Scotland] Act 2002 (FOISA) offers opportunities to local governments to generate strategic and operational level organisational change centred around the management and flow of information. Our research findings show, however, that while FOISA is perceived to contribute to change it is not perceived as a catalyst for radical strategic transformation in its own right. Instead, the tendency is towards its absorption within the existing bureaucratic-administrative culture and organisational arrangements embedded within Scotland's local governments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	181-196
Journal	Local Government Studies
Volume	35
Issue number	2
Early online date	29 Apr 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930902742872
Publication status	Published - 2009

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