The Tools of Government in the Digital Age (Public Policy and Politics)

The Tools of Government in the Digital Age (Public Policy and Politics)

by Christopher C . Hood (Author), HelenZ.Margetts (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 20 Jul 2007

ISBN 10: 0230001440
ISBN 13: 9780230001442
Book Overview: '[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 Review

Media Reviews
'[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 Review
Author Bio
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.