Information technology, development, and social change
By: edited by Fay Patel ... [et al.].
Series: Routledge studies in development and society -- 32
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415502689; 9780203121207
Subjects: Economic development; Digital divide; Social change; Information technology
Description: "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."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.