Digital era governance : IT corporations, the state, and E-government / Patrick Dunleavy ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dunleavy, Patrick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Government policy.

Information technology.

Information technology--Political aspects.

Information society.

Physical Description:

xi, 289 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

This book explores the world of e-government - the use by government of IT to interact with citizens, businesses, and other governments - and the significant role of IT corporations in this process in seven countries. Government information systems are big business (around 1.5% of GDP) and critical to all aspects of public policy and operations.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Information Technology and Public Policymaking

1. The Theory of Modern Bureaucracy and the Neglected Role of IT

2. Acquiring and Managing Government IT

3. The Comparative Performance of Government IT

4. Explaining Performance I: The Impact of Governance Institutions and Bureaucratic Cultures

5. Explaining performance II: Competitive Tension and the Power of the IT Industry

6. Taxation: Re-Modernizing Legacy IT and Getting Taxpayers Online

7. Social Security: Managing Mass Payment and Responding to Welfare State Change

8. Immigration: Technology Changes and Administrative Renewal

9. New Public Management Is Dead-Long Live Digital Era Governance

Afterword: Looking Ahead on Technology Trends, Industry Organization and Government IT

Bibliography

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:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-273) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0191516295

9780191516290

OCLC:

437093272