The effects of technological, institutional and fiscal readiness on the extent of nations’ e-government

Electronic Government

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-341

  Kottemann, Jeffrey E ^a  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

e government; e readiness; gross national income; information technology; institutional theory; measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249088536     PISSN: 17407494     EISSN: 17407508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EG.2009.024948     Document Type: Article

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