How Governments Leverage Information Technology to Improve Their National Economies

This chapter contains sections titled:

• A Brief Historical Reminder

• Economic Development in a Connected World: The Big Picture

• How Governments Use It to Encourage Economic Development

• What Motivates Governments to Encourage their Citizens and Economies to Use It?

• Emerging Strategies for the Most Advanced Nations Compared to Rapidly Advancing Nations

• The Special Role of Labor

• Global Recession, Twenty-First Century Style

• Implications for Public Officials

• Implications for Business Leaders

• The Way Forward with Policies and Practices

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