Technology, Globalization and Development: Digital Divide, Development Divide and Equity

Parayil, G.

In this theoretically and empirically engaging volume, the contributors demonstrate that despite the dynamism of India's software industry and the rhetorical flourishes of industry leaders, at present, the benefits of the revolution in information and communication technologies (ICTs) touch only the hundreds of thousands with the right skills and access. India still needs to do more to bring the benefits of ICTs to the hundreds of millions of its citizens still living in acute poverty. The contributors take stock of the political economy implications of informational development in India.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2005-11-25

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403992444

DOI: 10.1057/9780230595613

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 242