The participation divide? political participation, trust in government, and E-government in Australia and New Zealand

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-350

  Goldfinch, Shaun ^a   Gauld, Robin ^b   Herbison, Peter ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

E government; Participation; Trust in government

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449098967     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: 14678500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2009.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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