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Cover
Contents
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Part I: Examining E-government
1 Introduction
The consequences of technology
Locating and understanding e-government
Structure and argument of the book
Undertaking the study
2 Conceptualising Technology and Government
The things things do
Governmentality
Information technology and government
3 The Governmentality of E-government
Part II: Domains of E-government
4 E-Welfare
International context
The Australian welfare system
The e-welfare case studies
Moving forward: Future directions in e-welfare
5 E-Tax
International context
The Australian taxation system
The e-tax case studies
Future directions in e-tax
6 E-Health
International context
The Australian health system
The e-health case studies
Future directions in e-health
Part III: Reconfigurations of Government
7 Reconfiguring Public Administration
The changing face of public administration
E-public administration?
8 Speed, Time and the Future
Technology and time
E-government and time intensification
Governing the future
9 Networks and Conditionality
Networks and policy
The new conditionality
10 Risk and Targeted Government
Characterising risk governmentalities
Governing risk through e-government
Electronic transformations in risk governmentalities
Towards targeted government
11 Complex Government
Increasing policy and administrative complexity
A case study on policy complexity
Why complexity matters
Governing complexity?
12 Reconfiguring Power, Citizenship, Society
Foucault's notions of power
E-government's varieties of power
Reconfiguring citizens and subjects
Reconfiguring society: The fragmentation of the social
Conclusion: Governing electronically
Notes
References
Index
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tion, policy and power. The reason. to offer a more nuanced appreciation of what new and often
networked ICTs are contributing to the reconfiguration of public admin-
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