E-governance for development : a focus on rural India /

Madon, Shirin.

E-governance for development : a focus on rural India / Shirin Madon. - Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - x, 178 p. : ill., maps ; - Technology, work and globalization .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: IntroductionWhat type of development?What type of governance?Re-conceptualising eGovernance for DevelopmenteGovernance in IndiaCase study Gujarat Focus rural development sector/ eServicesCase study Kerala: Focus telecentres and agriculture sectorCase study Karnataka: Focus health sector and eServicesImplications for research on eGovernance for DevelopmentMethodological implicationsConclusion.

"Much has been said about the proliferation of eGovernance projects in developing countries and their impact on local communities. In this book, Shirin Madon draws on 18 years of research in India in which time many changes have occurred in terms of development ideology and in governance reform for achieving development goals"--Provided by publisher.

9780230201576 (hardback) 0230201571 (hardback)


Internet in public administration--India.

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