e-Government in Asia:Origins, Politics, Impacts, Geographies

E-Government in Asia offers a thorough examination of e-governance in Asia, including the uses of the Internet to mediate interactions between Asian governments and their citizens. The book examines how the Internet is reshaping these interactions in the region and summarizes the nature of e-government, the growth of the Internet in Asia, issues of the digital divide, and how the Internet is affecting the ways in which public services are provided, how Asians acquire information, and other issues.

• Offers essential reading for many social science courses on Asia, including geography, political science, public administration, as well as courses on the social impacts of technology, notably the Internet
• Examines issues of e-governance, which loom large in significant Asian economies, including China
• Examines how e-governance in Asia is shaped by regional geographies
• Explores how the Internet is affecting the ways in which public services are provided and how Asians acquire information

Academic libraries and faculty members and graduate students in geography, urban/regional planning, political science, Asian studies, sociology, and public administration

1. Introduction
   1a. What is e-government?
   1b. Asia’s recent economic growth
   1c. Overview of chapters
   2. E-government in perspective
   2a. Types of e-government
   2b. Models of e-government
   2c. Impacts of e-government
   3. The Asian internet
   3a. growth over time and space
   3b. digital divides
   4. E-government in China
   5. E-government in Korea and Japan
   6. E-government in Central Asia
   7. E-government in South Asia
   8. E-government in Southeast Asia
   9. Corruption and E-government in Asia
   10. Conclusions