Ireland: How Government Transparency Unlocks Economic Growth, Evaluating how freedom of information laws produce prosperity and economic

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In this chapter, Malone examines how Ireland’s 1998 Freedom of InformationAct, born from corruption tribunals, fostered transparent governance and economic growth during the Celtic Tiger era.

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Matt Malone

Matt Malone is a writer, lawyer, and academic whose work explores the intersection of law and secrecy. Matt holds degrees from the University of Toronto, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and McGill University, and is currently a fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo. He is the author of We Have Received a Complaint: The Fraught World of Workplace Justice and The Law of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information in Canada. Matt lives in Toronto, Ontario.