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A comparison of the twelve developed countries covered in this survey reveals that they may be divided into two main categories: those which have a constitutional or other law providing for a public right to administrative information, and those which do not. Seven countries are in the first category, while only five are in the second. Countries of the first type are the four in Scandinavia, the United States and the two East European countries. Those without such a right are the four other countries in Western Europe, and Canada.
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Human Rights, Proceedings of the Colloquy of the Council of Europe on Freedom of Information and the Duty for Public Authorities to Make Available Information ( Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 1977 ).
John McMillan, ‘Freedom of Information in Australia: Issue Closed’ Federal Law Review 8 (1977), 379–434.
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Rowat, D.C. (1979). Comparative Survey. In: Rowat, D.C. (eds) Administrative Secrecy in Developed Countries. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04124-4_1
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