美国是世界上较早建立政府信息公开制度的国家之一,其制度的立法体系、基本原则和救济途径设立较为完备。特别是《信息自由法》确立的“公开为原则,不公开为例外”的基本原则,成为世界各国的立法典范。本文通过对美国政府信息公开制度的历史演进分析研究,提出完善我国政府信息公开的合理化建议。 The United States is one of the countries in the world that earlier established the system of government information disclosure. Its legislative system, basic principles and remedies are well established. In particular, the basic principle of “the principle of openness and non-disclosure as established by the Freedom of Information Act” has become the legislative model of all countries in the world. Based on the analysis of the historical evolution of the government information disclosure system in the United States, this paper puts forward some suggestions to improve the openness of government information in China.