Computerising the tools of government? the spread of information technology -- Innovation, expenditure and control: governmental responses to information technology -- Systems modernisation in the US social security administration -- Computerisation in the US internal revenue service -- Computerisation in the UK Inland revenue -- New players: government contracting of information technology -- Ambiguous essence of the state of the future

1. Information technology -- Government policy -- United States
2. Information technology -- Government policy -- Great Britain
3. Administrative agencies -- United States -- Data processing
4. Administrative agencies -- Great Britain -- Data processing
5. Administrative agencies -- United States -- Communication systems
6. Administrative agencies -- Great Britain -- Communication systems