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The digital hand. Volume III, How computers changed the work of American public sector industries /

In the third volume of 'The Digital Hand', James W. Cortada completes his sweeping survey of the effect of computers on American industry, turning finally to the public sector, and examining how computers have fundamentally changed the nature of work in government and education.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cortada, James W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Public administration > United States > Data processing.
Public administration > Economic aspects > United States.
Administration publique (Science) > États-Unis > Informatique.
Administration publique (Science) > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Public administration > Data processing
Public administration > Economic aspects
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In the third volume of 'The Digital Hand', James W. Cortada completes his sweeping survey of the effect of computers on American industry, turning finally to the public sector, and examining how computers have fundamentally changed the nature of work in government and education.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 478 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-452) and index.