Digital deliverance : dragging rural America, kicking and screaming, into the information economy /

This book offers the reader a step-by-step, practice-oriented framework for implementing a rural economic development planning strategy through the implementation of broadband telecommunications. The author argues that utilization of technology is required if communities want to increase their poten...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Edwards, Judson C. (Judson Carter)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2009.
Temas:
Rural development > United States.
Communication in rural development > United States.
Information technology > Economic aspects > United States.
Broadband communication systems > United States.
Développement rural > États-Unis.
Communication en développement rural > États-Unis.
Technologie de l'information > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Systèmes de télécommunications à large bande > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Broadband communication systems
Communication in rural development
Information technology > Economic aspects
Rural development
Ländliche Entwicklung
Breitbandkommunikation
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Background to the Research Problem
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Conceptual and Theoretical Framework
  • Definition of Terms
  • Study Areas
  • Outline of Chapters
  • 2. Broadband Telecommunications: The Interstate Highway of the 21st Century
  • Broadband Telecommunications: A Technical and Spatial Overview
  • Information Economy and Broadband Telecommunications
  • Rural Broadband Connectivity and Economic Development: Options and Opportunities
  • 3. Federal and State Broadband Policies: Shaping the Prospect of Economic Development in Rural America
  • Broadband Internet Access: Federal Policy Initiatives
  • Rural Broadband Policy: A Survey of State Legislation
  • 4. Beyond Access: A Cluster Approach to Broadband Telecommunications-based Rural Economic Development Planning
  • Purpose of the Chapter
  • Research Methodology
  • Theoretical Summary of Competitive Advantage and Cluster Analysis and Its Application for Rural Economic Development
  • Centers of Excellence in Rural America (CERA) Program and Member Communities
  • Analytical Approach
  • Description of Selected Socio-Economic Variables
  • Results from the Analysis
  • "Broadband Development Index"
  • 5. Local Leadership and Policy in Broadband Telecommunications-based Rural Economic Development Planning
  • Research Design and Methodology
  • Exploring the Role of Leadership in Broadband Telecommunications-Based Rural Economic Development Projects: A Multiple Case Study Approach
  • Ennis, Ireland
  • LaGrange, Georgia
  • Watford City, North Dakota
  • Mayville, North Dakota
  • Utilizing Broadband Telecommunications for Economic Development: A Structural Model
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Lessons from the Research
  • Directions of Further Research
  • Appendix A. Factor Analysis Variables
  • Appendix B. Factor Analysis Procedures and Results
  • Appendix C. Factor and Broadband Development Index Scores by County
  • Appendix D. Leadership Survey/Interview Script.

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