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The information revolution and developing countries / Ernest J. Wilson III.
Lippincott Library HC59.72.I55 W55 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Ernest J., III
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information technology--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
- Information technology.
- Information technology--Economic aspects.
- Developing countries.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 431 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2004]
- Summary:
- An analysis of the problems and possibilities of the information revolution in developing countries, taking into account political, institutional, and cultural dynamics and structures.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Why This Book Now? xi
- 1 Puzzles to Be Solved 1
- 2 Strategic Restructuring: A Framework for Analysis 37
- 3 Strategic Restructuring in Brazil 119
- 4 Strategic Restructuring in Ghana 173
- 5 Strategic Restructuring in China 223
- 6 The Information Revolution and the Global Digital Divide 299
- 7 Strategic Restructuring in the Global System 337.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-426) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0262232308
- OCLC:
- 51983315
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