LEADER 03286oam 2200661I 450 001 9910779940503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-68645-5 010 $a1-134-68646-3 010 $a1-280-33316-2 010 $a0-203-02094-4 010 $a0-203-26712-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203020944 035 $a(CKB)111056485534686 035 $a(EBL)166986 035 $a(OCoLC)52088399 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000179202 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182193 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000179202 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10246879 035 $a(PQKB)10665799 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL166986 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10054775 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL33316 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC166986 035 $a(PPN)198463804 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485534686 100 $a20180331d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInformation technology in government $eBritain and America /$fHelen Margetts 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1999. 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge research in information technology and society ;$v2 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-17482-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 327 $aThe ambiguous essence of the state of the futureReferences; Index 330 $aThis book situates information technology at the centre of public policy and management. IT is now a vital part of any government organisation, opening new policy windows and enabling a vast range of tasks to be carried out faster and more efficiently. But it has also introduced new problems and challenges. Four in-depth case studies demonstrate how information systems have become inextricably linked with the core tasks of governmental organisations. The key government departments examined are:* the Inland Revenue Service and Social Security Administration in the US* the Inland Revenue 410 0$aRoutledge research in information technology and society ;$v2. 606 $aInformation technology$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aInformation technology$xGovernment policy$zGreat Britain 615 0$aInformation technology$xGovernment policy 615 0$aInformation technology$xGovernment policy 676 $a303.48/33/0941 676 $a351.0285 700 $aMargetts$b Helen.$01547386 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779940503321 996 $aInformation technology in government$93803733 997 $aUNINA