electronic government is an offshoot of the information technology and management of this technology and management of this technology. if implemented in the state-owned sector, e-government will effect tremendous changes in the efficiency and effectiveness of goveernment systems and services, leading to large scale popular satisfaction. while elaborating on this modern global concept, the pres...

abstract government size plays a vital role in the economic development process. therefore, in this study, the existence of a non-linear relationship between government size and economic growth was investigated using the two-sector production function developed by ram (1986). the data, covering 44 years (1961-2005), were collected from the iranian economic information center. two classification...

In this study, we examine the computerization activities of local governments to determine the relationships of architecture. Focusing on the characteristics of the design, development, and operation of computerization, we propose the architecture of computerization based on the manufacturing architecture. Furthermore, we analyze several cases and try to classify the information activities of o...

This short paper analyzes whether a federal transfer system can be designed to increase welfare, when state governments create political budget cycles to increase the likelihood of reelection. The results show how the federal government may announce a transfer scheme in advance for the post-election year that counteracts the welfare costs of political budget cycles. JEL Classification: D61, D72...