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Record Nr.

UNISA996199886903316

Titolo

Cyberspace divide : equality, agency, and policy in the information society / / edited by Brian D. Loader

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-134-70052-0

0-203-28595-6

0-203-16953-0

1-280-19560-6

1-134-70053-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LoaderBrian <1958->

Disciplina

303.48/34

303.4834

306.46

Soggetti

Information society

Information technology - Social aspects

Information technology - Economic aspects

Information policy

Information resources management

Women - Effect of technological innovations on

Social classes

Social policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Cyberspace divide: equality, agency and policy in the information society; Global networks and the myth of equality: trickle down or trickle away?; Who are the world's information-poor?; The 'crisis' in the urban public realm; Gender, agency, location and the new information society; Ethics @ the Internet: bilateral procedures in electronic communication; The Internet, virtual reality and real reality; Why even scholars don't get a free lunch in cyberspace: my adventures



with a tunnelvisionary

Confucius or capitalism? policies for an information societyInformation and citizenship in Europe; Managing the cyberspace divide: government investment in electronic information services; Connecting Wales: the Internet and national identity; The Internet, other 'nets' and healthcare; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The dramatic advances in computer and telecommunications technologies such as the Internet, virtual reality, smart cards or multimedia applications are increasingly regarded as ushering in a new form of society: the information society. Politicians, policy makers and business gurus are all encouraging us to join the information superhighway at the nearest junction or risk being excluded from the social and economic benefits of the information revolution. Cyberspace Divide critically considers the complex relationship between technological change, its effect upon social divisions, its