Information technology and the governance of social security

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-164

  Henman, Paul ^a   Adler, Michael ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computerization; Control; Governmentality; Public administration; Technological impacts

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 0037985453     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018303023002002     Document Type: Article

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