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The main argument of this article is that e-government and democracy are not necessarily parallel and preenting them as similar is based on a technocratic perspective which itself is founded upon a positive epistemology and an interpretation that considers legitimacy as effect,iveness in political arena the fundamental question is that howe-government works towards strengthening of democracy. Does increased efficiency' and effectiveness in ofering the services to the citizens mean
consolidating democracy? The answer to this question with
respect to the prevailing global reality in which many undemocratic governments offer proper services even through the means of new electronic and information technology, is no.
This article intends to deal with democracy and electronic government from a pathological perspective. Electronic government by nature requires electronic expertise, a skill that only a technobureaucrats master. This leads to technocracy, therefore, restricting the choices by people or their representatives. This phenomenon is even more acute in the so-called third world countries.