E-governance for development
Subtitle: a focus on rural India
By: Shirin Madon
Series: Technology, work and globalization
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780230201576
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 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.