Right to Information in Developing World

Contents: Preface. 1. Developing world: an overview. 2. Major problems of developing societies and role of RTI. 3. Some prominent right to information activists. 4. Right to information in India. 5. Freedom of information legislation in other countries. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

"People can seek information in the following ways. They can: (a) inspect works, documents, records; (b) take notes, extracts or copies of record; (c) take certified samples of material; or (d) obtain information in any of the electronic forms, whatsoever.

The present work is devised to highlight the role of RTI in special context of developing countries which are manifested with a lot of problems of one sort or other." (jacket)