Understanding E-government: Information systems in public administration

Understanding E-government: Information systems in public administration

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-131

  Homburg, Vincent ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203885642     Document Type: Book

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