Information technology, development, and social change /
"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 thes...
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Idioma: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2012.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in development and society ;
32. |
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| Acceso en línea: | https://recursos.uloyola.es/login?url=https://accedys.uloyola.es:8443/accedix0/sitios/ebook.php?id=143673 |
| Sumario: | "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."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción física: | xxii, 157 p. : ill. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |