The
e-governance revolution is said to be
changing everything, but will all the
modelling tools,
electronic meeting
management systems and online
consultations really change political judgement in policy formation? Using case studies from local and federal government in the US and Europe, Perri 6 examines these claims and presents a new theory of how policy makers use and reject information and do and don't trust each other with information in using the new tools, before analyzing the implications for democracy.
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