Towards excellence in e-governance

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 498-513

  Saxena, K B C ^a  

^a MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Governance; Government

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 24744454712     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550510616733     Document Type: Article

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