The promise of access : technology, inequality, and the political economy of hope / Daniel Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Daniel, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital divide--Washington (D.C.).

Digital divide.

Computer literacy--Social aspects--Washington (D.C.).

Computer literacy.

Knowledge economy--Washington (D.C.).

Knowledge economy.

Poverty--Washington (D.C.).

Poverty.

Technology and state--Washington (D.C.).

Technology and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

2021.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Based on fieldwork at three distinct sites in Washington, DC, this book finds that the persistent problem of poverty is often framed as a problem of technology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: "The internet : your future depends on it"

Discovering the divide : technology and poverty in the new economy

The pivot and the trouble with 'tech'

"More than just a building to sit in for the day"

Flexible classrooms and charter schools

Bootstrapping

Conclusion: Reproducing hope.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-36334-8

0-262-36335-6

OCLC:

1202266645