Explaining Cross-National Variation in Government Adoption of New Technologies

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 267-280

  Bussell, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; POLITICS; PUBLIC SERVICE; REFORM PROCESS; SERVICE PROVISION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 79952304227     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2010.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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