00985nam a2200109Ia 4500080001700000100001700017245003300034260005400067300001500121520072000136583001900856  a19.01.01 Y94  aYurrow, Jane  aIssues in information policy  bUS. Department of CommerceaWashington DCUSc1981  avi, 102 p.  aReviews legal and economic foundations of US domestic information policy highlighting the roles of the Federal Government in making, administering and enforcing information policy. Discusses issues regarding the intent and effectiveness of current policies about dissemination and access and examines information privacy policy.  Considers the tension between individual liberties, proprietary interests and societal welfare in the context of policies about openness and restriction of information flows. Discusses economic policies relating to information distribution. Details laws and economic principles that impact on information markets, property rights and subsidies, and the management of information flows.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR