1. The need for a normative theory of the information society -- 2. Reloading social democracy : a Rawls-Tawney synthesis -- 3. On the social distribution of information and news -- 4. Social engineering : industrial and post-industrial.

This book situates information technology at the centre of public policy and management. IT is now a vital part of any government organisation, opening new policy windows and enabling a vast range of tasks to be carried out faster and more efficiently. But it has also introduced new problems and...