Description
Book SynopsisThe main purpose of the book was to analyze heterogeneous political and institutional aspects in the development of such an arguably universal tool of modern democracy as e-government from the perspectives of two nations with completely different systems of governance and traditions of public administration and provide generalizations on objective institutional limitations that indirectly affect the implementation of political and administrative decision-making in this area by governments of the United States and Kazakhstan, representing respectively the typical federal and unitary state. This book is both a policy review and agenda setting research. By applying case studies of e-government strategies in these two different countries both at the national and local levels and analyzing corresponding legal and institutional foundations, it offers ways forward for further hypothesis testing and proposes a road map for e-government practitioners to improve the strategic policy in this ar
Trade ReviewThe biggest strength of this book is its comparative perspective and it greatly contributes to comparative e-government studies. The book is also interesting with its focus on a developed and developing country at the same time. This could be the most comprehensive book written on e-government systems in Kazakhstan. -- Rabia Karakaya Polat, Isik University, Istanbul
Table of ContentsChapter 1: E-Government as a Universal Political Value Chapter 2: E-Government in the United States: The Federal Model of Implementation Chapter 3: E-Government in Kazakhstan: The Unitary Model of Implementation Chapter 4: E-Federalism and E-Centralism: Key Findings and Recommendations
