e-Governance for Development: A Focus on Rural India (Technology, Work and Globalization) - Softcover

Book 3 of 23: Technology, Work and Globalization

Madon, S.

 
9781349299720: e-Governance for Development: A Focus on Rural India (Technology, Work and Globalization)
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ISBN 10: 1349299723 ISBN 13: 9781349299720
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

Synopsis

Over the past few decades, there has been a rapid proliferation of eGovernance for Development projects. Drawing on evidence from three longitudinal case studies of rural eGovernance projects this book shows that improving systems of governance is fundamentally a social rather than managerial or technological activity.

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About the Author

SHIRIN MADON is a Senior Lecturer in Information Systems& Innovation at the LSE. Her teaching and research focuses on the social impact of ICTs in developing countries. Building on earlier longitudinal research on the role of IT for improving development planning in India, Shirin's field of intellectual inquiry now extends beyond IT in the government sector to broader issues of governance and development focusing on the role of ICTs in improving the living conditions of the rural poor.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1349299723
ISBN 13 
9781349299720
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
189

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