Interpreting e-government and development: Efficiency, transparency or governance at a distance?

Information Technology and People

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 260-279

  Ciborra, Claudio ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Developing countries; Governance; Government; Jordan

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344504837     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840510615879     Document Type: Article

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