West Digital Government

Technology and Public Sector Performance
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3576-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Few developments have had broader consequences for the public sector than the introduction of the Internet and digital technology. In this book, Darrell West discusses how new technology is altering governmental performance, the political process, and democracy itself by improving government responsiveness and increasing information available to citizens.

Using multiple methods--case studies, content analysis of over 17,000 government Web sites, public and bureaucrat opinion survey data, an e-mail responsiveness test, budget data, and aggregate analysis--the author presents the most comprehensive study of electronic government ever undertaken. Among other topics, he looks at how much change has taken place in the public sector, what determines the speed and breadth of e-government adoption, and what the consequences of digital technology are for the public sector.

Written in a clear and analytical manner, this book outlines the variety of factors that have restricted the ability of policy makers to make effective use of new technology. Although digital government offers the potential for revolutionary change, social, political, and economic forces constrain the scope of transformation and prevent government officials from realizing the full benefits of interactive technology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

West, Darrell M.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technologie: Soziale & Ethische Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables ix

Preface xiii

Chapter 1: Scope, Causes, and Consequences of Electronic Government 1

Chapter 2: Bureaucratic, Fiscal, and Political Contexts 22

Chapter 3: The Content of American Government Websites 44

Chapter 4: Explaining E-Government Performance 71

Chapter 5: The Case of Online Tax Filing 82

Chapter 6: Public Outreach and Responsiveness 101

Chapter 7: Citizen Use of E-Government 114

Chapter 8: Trust and Confidence in E-Government 129

Chapter 9: Global E-Government 140

Chapter 10: Democratization and Technological Change 165

Appendix I: Coding Instructions for Government Website Content Analysis 185

Appendix II: Global E-Government Rankings 191

Appendix III: E-Government Best Practices 194

Notes 201

Index 221

Über Autor(innen)

Darrell M. West is the John Hazen White Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Director of the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University. He is the author of thirteen books, including Crosstalk: Citizens, Candidates, and the Media in a Presidential Campaign; Patrick Kennedy: The Rise to Power; Air Wars: Television Advertising in Election Campaigns, 1952-2000; and The Rise and Fall of the Media Establishment. His Web site, InsidePolitics.org, features in-depth research on electronic government at the city, state, national, and international levels.