Understanding the evolution of e-government: The influence of systems of rules on public sector dynamics

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 266-290

  Gil Garcia, J Ramon ^a,b   Martinez Moyano, Ignacio J ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Digital government; Electronic government; Evolution of e government; Government; Performance; Systems of rules

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947635627     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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