ICTs and Indian Social Change: Diffusion, Poverty, Governance (First Edition)

Synopsis

ICTs and Indian Social Change: Diffusion, Poverty, Governance is the first book of its kind that puts together the optimistic voices of techno-idealists, critical social science perspectives on technology and a range of empirical material on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on the lives of people. The book traces these processes across urban and rural spaces of work, consumption, e-governance, and highlights the new kinds of social identities they are fostering in India. It opens up an arena for dialogue between activists, technologists, policy makers and academia on using ICTs for development. The book is a logical sequel to ICTs and Indian Economic Change: Economy, Work, Regulation that addressed the implications of the growth of ICT-based sectors in India for macro-economic development and industrial efficiency. This volume views the diffusion of ICTs in India primarily in the socio cultural realm. In responding to the pioneering voices of innovators in ICTs, it provides empirical and theoretical assessments and critiques of some of the important though often latent, premises that underlie these powerful initiatives.

Copyright:

2008

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9789352801589

Related ISBNs:

9780761936121, 9788178299914

Publisher:

SAGE Publications

Date of Addition:

10/08/21

Copyrighted By:

ct of

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Technology, Education

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Ashwani Saith

Edited by:

M Vijayabaskar

Edited by:

V Gayathri