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Steering the British State in the Information

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2014

Ian Holliday
Ian Holliday*
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City University of Hong Kong
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Government and Opposition , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , July 2001 , pp. 314 - 330
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* A version of this article was presented to the conference ‘Public Management and Governance in the New Millennium: Lessons from the Past and Challenges for the Future’ held at the City University of Hong Kong on 10–11 January 2000. It was subsequently read by Christopher Hood, Helen Margetts and Paul Wilding. The author is very grateful for all comments received. The usual disclaimer applies.

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