The politics of the Internet in Third World development : challenges in contrasting regimes with case studies of Costa Rica and Cuba /

This book examines the political and developmental implications of the new information and communication technologies (NICT) in the Third World. Whereas the concept of the 'digital divide' tends to focus on technological and quantitative indicators, this work stresses the crucial role play...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Hoffmann, Bert
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York ; London : Routledge, 2004.
Collection:Latin American studies (Routledge (Firm))
Sujets:
Information technology > Political aspects > Developing countries.
Information technology > Political aspects > Costa Rica.
Information technology > Political aspects > Cuba.
Technology and state > Developing countries.
Technology and state > Costa Rica.
Technology and state > Cuba.
Economic development > Political aspects.
Technologie de l'information > Aspect politique > Costa Rica.
Technologie de l'information > Aspect politique > Cuba.
Politique scientifique et technique > Costa Rica.
Politique scientifique et technique > Cuba.
Développement économique > Aspect politique.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
Economic development > Political aspects
Information technology > Political aspects
Technology and state
Costa Rica
Cuba
Developing countries
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Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • The new information and communication technologies (NICT)
  • NICT in Third World development : political issues in a transformed telecommunications regime
  • Structures and transformation of the Costa Rican development model
  • Active NICT development by state monopoly : a new Costa Rican model?
  • Structures and transformation of Cuba's state-socialist development
  • From the rejection of the Internet to the "informatization of society" : a political anatomy of change
  • The politics of the Internet in Third World development : conclusions in comparative perspective.

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