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The computer says 'DEBT': Towards a critical sociology of algorithms and algorithmic governance
Henman, Paul
This paper uses Australia’s automated processes to identify and recover social security over-payments as a case study to critically analyze the role of algorithms in government and public administration. The paper analyzes the algorithm in terms of: its performance with respect to its purpose; its role in public administration processes and principles; its impact on citizen-service users; and its role in politics. The paper concludes with a discussion of policy and public administrative principles that can be adopted for public sector governance and accountability with government by algorithm.
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- Publication date:
- September 4, 2017
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- Keyword(s):
- algorithm welfare fraud social security Australia procedural justice
- Meeting:
- Data for Policy 2017: Government by Algorithm? (Data for Policy), London, 6-7 September 2017
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