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UNINA9910779940503321 |
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Autore |
Margetts Helen |
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Titolo |
Information technology in government : Britain and America / / Helen Margetts |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-68645-5 |
1-134-68646-3 |
1-280-33316-2 |
0-203-02094-4 |
0-203-26712-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge research in information technology and society ; ; 2 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Information technology - Government policy - United States |
Information technology - Government policy - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: information technology and a dream of the future; Computerising the tools of government? The spread of information technology; Innovation, expenditure and control: governmental responses to information technology; Computerisation in the UK Benefits Agency; Systems modernisation in the US Social Security Administration; Computerisation in the US Internal Revenue Service; Computerisation in the UK Inland Revenue; New players: government contracting of information technology |
The ambiguous essence of the state of the futureReferences; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book situates information technology at the centre of public policy and management. IT is now a vital part of any government organisation, opening new policy windows and enabling a vast range of tasks to be carried out faster and more efficiently. But it has also introduced new problems and challenges. Four in-depth case studies demonstrate how information systems have become inextricably linked with the core tasks of governmental organisations. The key government |
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