Information Technology in a Democracy /
Information Technology in a Democracy /
ed. by Alan F. Westin.
- Reprint 2014
- 1 online resource (499 p.)
- Harvard Studies in Technology and Society ; 6 .
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Prologue: Of Technological Visions and Democratic Politics -- I. Descriptions of the Developing Systems by Their Advocates -- Introduction -- A. The Databank and Information Systems Route -- Detroit’s Social Data Bank -- The “Logic” Information System -- The New York State Identification and Intelligence System -- The United Planning Organization’s Social Databank -- B. The Management Science Route -- PPB and Vietnam -- PPB in New York State -- PPB in Cities -- Program Budgeting for the State Department -- Systems Analysis in East Lansing -- Systems Analysis in the Pentagon -- Putting Operations Research to Work -- The Systems Approach to Social Problems -- Congress Needs the Systems Approach -- System Development Corporation -- TRW (Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge) Systems -- The RAND Projects in New York City -- California Hires the Aerospace Companies -- II. “Control Technology” in a Democracy: The Broad Socio-Political Debate -- Introduction -- How Technology Will Shape the Future -- Moving into a Technetronic Society -- The Great Refusal of Technetronic Society -- Technology’s Uninvited Guests -- Policy Problems of a Data-Rich Civilization -- Humanizing a Technological Society -- The Need for New Constitutional Controls -- Computing Power in Real Time -- A Public Philosophy for Real Time Information Systems -- III. The Information Function in Organizational Decision-Making -- Introduction -- Information Systems and Social Knowledge -- A Bull’s Eye View of Information Systems -- Management Misinformation Systems -- Distinguishing Statistical and Intelligence Systems -- The Road from Information to Knowledge -- IV. Emerging Information Systems: The Policy Debates -- Introduction -- A. Databanks -- Democratic Participation and Technological Planning -- Civil Liberties Issues in Public Databanks -- The Political Payoffs in Urban Information Systems -- Why There Are No Urban Information Systems Yet -- A Model for Urban Information Systems -- Trends and Directions for Urban Information Systems -- B. Management Science Techniques -- The New Systems Budgeting -- PPB for Police Forces -- PPB and the Complexities of Foreign Affairs -- Two-and-a-Half Cheers for Systems Analysis -- When California System-Analyzed the Welfare Problem -- Systems of Power and the Power of Systems -- Defense Systems Approaches in the Civil Sector -- Systems Experts: Foxes in the Henhouse -- The Cities Can’t Pay for Aerospace Work -- Systems Analysis and the Liberal Establishment -- Bibliography Index -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674436954 9780674436978
10.4159/harvard.9780674436978 doi
Democracy.
Democratie.
Demokratie.
Démocratie.
Démocratie.
Informatietechnologie.
Information technology.
Information.
Management information systems.
Openbaar bestuur.
Öffentliche Verwaltung.
Public records.
Systèmes d'information de gestion.
Systèmes d'information de gestion.
Öffentliche Verwaltung.
Democracy.
Management information systems.
Public administration -- Data processing.
Public records -- United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
JK468.A8
353.008/1
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Prologue: Of Technological Visions and Democratic Politics -- I. Descriptions of the Developing Systems by Their Advocates -- Introduction -- A. The Databank and Information Systems Route -- Detroit’s Social Data Bank -- The “Logic” Information System -- The New York State Identification and Intelligence System -- The United Planning Organization’s Social Databank -- B. The Management Science Route -- PPB and Vietnam -- PPB in New York State -- PPB in Cities -- Program Budgeting for the State Department -- Systems Analysis in East Lansing -- Systems Analysis in the Pentagon -- Putting Operations Research to Work -- The Systems Approach to Social Problems -- Congress Needs the Systems Approach -- System Development Corporation -- TRW (Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge) Systems -- The RAND Projects in New York City -- California Hires the Aerospace Companies -- II. “Control Technology” in a Democracy: The Broad Socio-Political Debate -- Introduction -- How Technology Will Shape the Future -- Moving into a Technetronic Society -- The Great Refusal of Technetronic Society -- Technology’s Uninvited Guests -- Policy Problems of a Data-Rich Civilization -- Humanizing a Technological Society -- The Need for New Constitutional Controls -- Computing Power in Real Time -- A Public Philosophy for Real Time Information Systems -- III. The Information Function in Organizational Decision-Making -- Introduction -- Information Systems and Social Knowledge -- A Bull’s Eye View of Information Systems -- Management Misinformation Systems -- Distinguishing Statistical and Intelligence Systems -- The Road from Information to Knowledge -- IV. Emerging Information Systems: The Policy Debates -- Introduction -- A. Databanks -- Democratic Participation and Technological Planning -- Civil Liberties Issues in Public Databanks -- The Political Payoffs in Urban Information Systems -- Why There Are No Urban Information Systems Yet -- A Model for Urban Information Systems -- Trends and Directions for Urban Information Systems -- B. Management Science Techniques -- The New Systems Budgeting -- PPB for Police Forces -- PPB and the Complexities of Foreign Affairs -- Two-and-a-Half Cheers for Systems Analysis -- When California System-Analyzed the Welfare Problem -- Systems of Power and the Power of Systems -- Defense Systems Approaches in the Civil Sector -- Systems Experts: Foxes in the Henhouse -- The Cities Can’t Pay for Aerospace Work -- Systems Analysis and the Liberal Establishment -- Bibliography Index -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674436954 9780674436978
10.4159/harvard.9780674436978 doi
Democracy.
Democratie.
Demokratie.
Démocratie.
Démocratie.
Informatietechnologie.
Information technology.
Information.
Management information systems.
Openbaar bestuur.
Öffentliche Verwaltung.
Public records.
Systèmes d'information de gestion.
Systèmes d'information de gestion.
Öffentliche Verwaltung.
Democracy.
Management information systems.
Public administration -- Data processing.
Public records -- United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
JK468.A8
353.008/1