The Tools of Government in the Digital Age
2nd Edition
Published on 20. July 2007
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-230-00143-5 (ISBN)
Description
This important new work updates the arguments of Christopher Hood's classic work The Tools of Government for the Twenty-First century. Comprehensively revised throughout, it includes increased coverage of how government gets information and an assessment of how the tools available to government have changed over time.
Reviews / Votes
'[A] very welcome volume... The Arguments in this book not only give policy makers a tool kit for action but, as importantly, also provide others with the ideas and language necessary to engage in the accompanying political debates' - Nick Anstead, British Politics 'The book is thought provoking and offers an inspiring framework for scholars of politics.' - Peter Hilger, Political Studies ReviewMore details
Series
Edition
2nd ed. 2007
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-00143-5 (9780230001435)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-06154-6
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Christopher Hood | Helen Margetts
The Tools of Government in the Digital Age
Book
07/2007
2nd Edition
Red Globe Press
€63.10
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Previous edition
Christopher Hood
The Tools of Government
Book
09/1983
Palgrave Macmillan
€37.14
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Persons
CHRISTOPHER C. HOOD is Gladstone Professor of Government, University of Oxford, UK.
HELEN Z. MARGETTS is Professor of Society and the Internet, University of Oxford, UK.
HELEN Z. MARGETTS is Professor of Society and the Internet, University of Oxford, UK.
Content
Exploring Governments' Toolshed.- Nodality.- Authority.- Treasure.- Organization.- Government as a Toolkit.- Alternative Approaches to the Tools of Government.- A Changing Mix of Government Tools in the Digital Age.