ICT in Norwegian local government - Empowering the politicians?

Local Government Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-382

  Hanssen, Gro Sandkjaer ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MONITORING SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34250684219     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930701289562     Document Type: Article

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