Politics of E-Government: E-Government and the Political Control of Bureaucracy

被引:105
作者
Ahn, Michael J. [1 ]
Bretschneider, Stuart [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Massachusetts Boston, Dept Publ Policy & Publ Affairs, McCormack Grad Sch Policy Studies, Boston, MA 02125 USA
[2] Syracuse Univ, Maxwell Sch Citizenship & Publ Affairs, Dept Publ Adm, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
关键词
PARTICIPATION; DEMOCRACY; RESPONSIVENESS; ONLINE; TRUST; STATE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02225.x
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;
摘要
This case study reports an innovative e-government experiment by a local government in Seoul, South Korea-Gangnam-gu. A new local political leadership in Gangnam made strategic use of e-government applications to exert greater political control over the local civil service bureaucracy. The authors find that e-government applications possess political properties that can be applied effectively by the political leadership as instruments to improve control over the government bureaucracy as well as to enhance essential government accountability and transparency. The political circumstances underlying e-government development as well as its impact on local government are reported, along with key variables associated with this innovation and directions for future research.
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页码:414 / 424
页数:11
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