ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |36 pages
Alternative Perspectives on the Diffusion of Innovations and International Development
chapter |13 pages
Diffusing the Innovation Divide in International Development
part |69 pages
Innovative Technology
chapter |11 pages
Hybridizing Mainstream and Development News
chapter |12 pages
Diffusing Information and Communication Technology Equitably Across Gendered Spaces in the 21st Century
part |37 pages
International Development