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Information Technology in Government: Britain and America (Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society)
Author(s): Helen Margetts (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 5 Nov. 1998
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780415174824
- ISBN-13: 0415174821
Book Description
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 departments examined are: * the Inland Revenue Service and Social Security Administration in the US * the Inland Revenue and Benefits Agency in the UK
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About the Author
Helen Margetts is Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London.
