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Author:

Noveck, Beth Simone, author.

Title:

Smart citizens, smarter state : the technologies of expertise and the future of governing / Beth Simone Noveck.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xvi, 352 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Public administration--United States--Citizen participation.
Public administration--United States--Decision making.
Public administration--Technological innovations--United States.
Political participation--Technological innovations--United States.
Political planning--United States--Citizen participation.
Information society--Political aspects--United States.
United States--Politics and government--21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-336) and index.

Contents:

The Daedalus project. The rise of professional government -- The limits of democratic theory -- The technologies of expertise -- Experimenting with smarter governance -- Why smarter governance may be illegal -- Bringing smarter governance to life -- Smarter citizenship -- Conclusion: The Daedalus project.

Summary:

"The purpose of Smarter State is to provide both the theory and a practical blueprint for going beyond mere transparency and passive citizenship to a world in which citizenship is active and institutions are "open by default." Such openness and collaboration are essential if democratic societies are to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow"--Preface.

ISBN:

0674286057
9780674286054

OCLC:

(OCoLC)903763204

LCCN:

2015014352

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)