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Local Democracy in a Digital Age: Lessons for Local Government from the Manchester Congestion Charge Referendum.

Local government in England has, in general, struggled with exploiting the much heralded democratic potential of the Internet. Evaluations of the local e-democracy initiatives, funded as part of the New Labour Government's e-government programme, were largely unfavourable. Since this initiative ende...

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Published in:Local Government Studies Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 82 - 102
Main Author: Hepburn, Paul
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2014
Subjects:
Teledemocracy
Local government
Internet in public administration
Citizenship
England
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