Information technology policy and the digital divide lessons for developing countries

The proliferation of new information technologies throughout the world has raised some important questions for policymakers as to how developing countries can benefit from their diffusion. This important volume compares the advantages and disadvantages of the IT revolution through detailed studies o...

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Main Author: Giovannetti, Emanuele
Other Authors: Kagami, Mitsuhiro, Tsuji, Masatsugu
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham [England] Edward Elgar Pub 2004
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The proliferation of new information technologies throughout the world has raised some important questions for policymakers as to how developing countries can benefit from their diffusion. This important volume compares the advantages and disadvantages of the IT revolution through detailed studies of a variety of developed and developing nations and regions: Argentina, Estonia, the EU, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand and the USA
pt. 1. Country/area studies -- pt. 2. Challenging issues
Physical Description:x, 323 p ill
ISBN:9781843764137
184376413X
9781843769781