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Information Technology, Development, and Social Change
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The speed and cost effectiveness of new information technology has prompted many to view these innovations as a panacea for social and economic development. However, such a view flies in the face of continuing inequities in education, health, food, and infrastructure. This volume explores these issues - along with questions of access, privilege, literacy, training, and the environmental and health effects of information technologies in the developing world - arguing that a higher level of development does not always result from a higher level of technologization.
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- ISBN-13: 9780415502689
- ISBN-10: 0415502683
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: April 2012
- Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.05 pounds
- Page Count: 158
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