Alasdair Roberts

TL;DR: The glass case, Gulliver, message discipline, soft states, remote control,Liquid paper, secrecy and security, and more.

TL;DR: The Logic of Discipline as mentioned in this paper and the Quiet Revolution: Central Bank Independence 3. Treasury Power and Fiscal Rules 4. Islands in the Public Sector: Tax Collectors 5. The Gates of Trade: Autonomous mainports 6. Protecting Capital: Independent Regulators and Super-Courts 7. Devils in the Details: Long Term Infrastructure Contracts 8. Beyond Discipline Appendix: Notes and Sources for Figures

TL;DR: The Logic of Discipline: Global Capitalism and the Architecture of Government as discussed by the authors argues that governmental reform in many sectors has been driven by a design philosophy which I call the logic of discipline, applied with the aim of restricting popular control over governmental functions that are critical to the operation of a globalized economy.

TL;DR: The United Kingdom's Freedom of Information Act (FOI) is intended to empower citizens by granting them a right to obtain government documents as discussed by the authors. But the law will be implemented by a government that has developed highly centralized structures for controlling the communications activity of government departments.

TL;DR: The United Kingdom's new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is intended to empower citizens by granting a right to government documents as mentioned in this paper, however, the law will be implemented by a government that has developed highly centralized structures for controlling the communications activity of its departments.