Icts and Development in India - Perspectives on the Rural Network Society

Informationen zum Autor T. T. Sreekumar is Assistant Professor at the Department of Communications and New Media at the National University of Singapore. His research interests focus on the social impact of ICTs, the impact of mobile phones in developing countries, and the social impacts of tourism, civil society and new social movements and youth techno-culture in Asia. Klappentext 'ICTs and Development in India' is a unique attempt to study the nature and consequences of the growing presence of Information Technology in development projects in India. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction: Exploring the Rural Network Society; 2. Civil Society and Cyber-Libertarian Developmentalism; 3. Decrypting E-Governance; 4. Cyber-Kiosks and Dilemmas of Social Inclusion; 5. Innovating for the Rural Network Society; 6. ICT and Development: critical Issues; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: T. T. Sreekumar
• Editore: Anthem Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.05.2011
• EAN: 9781843318439
• ISBN: 978-1-84331-843-9
• Pagine: 228
• Serie: Anthem South Asian Studies; India and Asia in the Global Economy
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Altro; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies