Overselling the Web?
Overselling the Web?
Development and the Internet
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Bind: Hardbound
Year: 2010
Pages: 270
Size: 153 x 229 mm
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Published in India by: Viva Books
Exclusive Distributors: Viva Books
Sales Territory: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Description:
Opinion leaders in government and business routinely tout the Internet's power as a force for economic and social development, and programs designed to bridge the digital divide are springing up across the developing world. Many questions remain, however, about the effectiveness of such programs in fostering greater productivity and improving quality of life. Overselling the Web? offers a much needed antidote to the Internet hype touting the promise of new technologies.
Drawing on macroeconomic data as well as eye-opening anecdotes, Charles Kenny underscores the trade-offs and constraints inherent in the new communications technology. His work raises serious questions about the advisability of channeling scarce investment funds into the Internet when countries are confronting more basic challenges in the realm of education, health, and infrastructure.
Target Audience:
Students and academics of development studies, economics, political scientists, e-governance professionals, policy makers, etc.
Contents:
• Will the Internet Change the World?
• The Link Between Technology and Growth.
• Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Industrialized World.
• ICT in the Developing World.
• Experiments with E-Government in Developing Countries.
• Sustainable Policies for E-Development.
• Confronting the Costs.
About the Author:
Charles Kenny is a development economist based in Washington, DC. He has spent the last six years working on projects and research related to information and communications technologies in developing countries, including activities in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
