The digital hand. Volume III, How computers changed the work of American public sector industries / James W. Cortada.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cortada, James W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--United States--Data processing.

Public administration.

Public administration--Economic aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (497 p.)

Other Title:

How computers changed the work of American public sector industries

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the third volume of 'The Digital Hand', James W. Cortada completes his sweeping survey of the effect of computers on American industry, turning finally to the public sector, and examining how computers have fundamentally changed the nature of work in government and education.

Contents:

Preface; Contents; 1. Presence of the Public Sector in the American Economy; 2. Digital Applications in Tax and Financial Operations; 3. Digital Applications in Defense of the Nation; 4. Digital Applications in Law Enforcement; 5. Digital Applications in the Federal Government: The Social Security Administration, the Bureau of the Census, and the U.S. Postal Service; 6. Role, Presence, and Trends in the Use of Information Technology by the Federal Government; 7. Digital Applications in State, County, and Local Governments; 8. Digital Applications in Schools

9. Digital Applications in Higher Education10. Conclusions: Patterns, Practices, and Implications; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-452) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-029017-X

0-19-803709-0

9786611156367

1-4356-3146-3

1-281-15636-1

OCLC:

646753556