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Sarokin, David;

Missed information : better information for building a wealthier, more sustainable future / David Sarokin - London :Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, 2016 - viii, 251p. 24cm.

Information : a brief modern history --
Information and the market economy --
Healthcare through an information lens --
Corporate transparency --
Something's missing --
Where does sustainability information come from? --
Finding things out : foraging for coherence in the information age --
Openness and secrecy : the essential tension of government-held information --
Information as a policy tool : the toxics release inventory --
Tools, power, and participation : information in the decades ahead.

How better information and better access to it improves the quality of our decisions and makes for a more vibrant participatory society

ISBN: 9780262534505

Publisher. No.: International Book Distributors :Flat No 14, Prakash Apartment 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Decision making.
Freedom of information.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Freedom of information.

Dewey Class. No.: 020 SAR