The Digital Hand: How computers changed the work of American public sector industries
- ISBN-10
- 0199868026
- ISBN-13
- 9780199868025
- Series
- The Digital Hand
- Category
- Public administration
- Pages
- 478
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Author
- James W. Cortada
Description
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.
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- 2006
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- 2005-11-03
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