This article examines the development of the U.S. government's informing function during the antebellum period. Particular attention is paid to the ideology of Jacksonian democracy, as expressed through such prominent organs as the Democratic Review and through such representative thinkers as Jeremy Bentham, George Bancroft, and William Leggett. Examined are the ways in which the ideology of democracy not only shaped and contributed to, but also impeded the development of, the informing function of government.
BT - Journal of Government Information IS - 2 LA - English N2 -This article examines the development of the U.S. government's informing function during the antebellum period. Particular attention is paid to the ideology of Jacksonian democracy, as expressed through such prominent organs as the Democratic Review and through such representative thinkers as Jeremy Bentham, George Bancroft, and William Leggett. Examined are the ways in which the ideology of democracy not only shaped and contributed to, but also impeded the development of, the informing function of government.
PY - 2000 SP - 157 EP - 72 T2 - Journal of Government Information TI - Informing the Nation Jacksonian Style: The Ideological Impetus for, and Impediments to, the U.S. Government's Informing Function during the Antebellum Period VL - 27 ER -