N. Saleh
Palgrave Macmillan US
e druk, 2011
9781349287994
Third World Citizens and the Information Technology Revolution
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US |
e druk, 2011
ISBN13: 9781349287994
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Information Technology and Global Governance
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This book challenges the widely-held view that the information technology (IT) revolution has empowered people in the Third World. Tracing the making of the global IT regime, it shows that governments and corporations of the wealthy countries dominated this process, systematically excluding representatives of low-income countries.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349287994
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Inhoudsopgave
A Humanist Approach to Globalization PART I: THE RULES OF THE GAME ARE FORGED Telephony for the Global Economy Introducing the Internet PART II: THE RULES OF THE GAME ARE ENFORCED Bringing Poor Economies in Line Egypt in the World Economy Creditors Close In The Telecom Monopolist Egypt's IT Stakeholders A New Ministry for an Old Country PART III: LESSONS Inferences from the Egyptian Case