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100			_aMabillard, Vinent, Kakpovi, Bellarminus, and Cottier, Bertil _919742
245			_aAccess to information in benin: a case study
260			_aInternational Review of Administrative Sciences
300			_a86(1), Mar, 2020: p.134-151
520			_aTransparency is nowadays at the top of the agenda for most governments. The number of countries that have adopted a law on access to administrative documents is on the rise. Access to information laws do not provide a substitute for transparency, but they may signal the willingness of a government to increase openness. So far, most studies have focused on states where such laws exist, especially in Europe and North America, while very little research has been conducted in Africa. This contribution is intended to capitalise on previous research to present the case of Benin. Research questions focus on the development of access to information, barriers to an introduction of a stronger law in that country and the administration’s expectations regarding transparency. Data are based on interviews with civil society organisations, an official in charge of access to administrative documents in Benin and several employees of the national administration. Findings show how contextual and institutional differences shape transparency reforms, the importance of the issue of global awareness and access, and how current practices influence the approach towards access to administrative documents in Benin.- Reproduced
650			_aAccess to information, Benin, Freedom of information laws, Transparency, West Africa _918870
773			_aInternational Review of Administrative Sciences
906			_aRIGHT TO INFORMATION
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