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



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Titolo: Cyberspace divide : equality, agency, and policy in the information society / / edited by Brian D. Loader Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
Disciplina: 303.48/34
303.4834
306.46
Soggetto topico: 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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: LoaderBrian <1958->  
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
Titolo autorizzato: Cyberspace divide  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-134-70052-0
0-203-28595-6
0-203-16953-0
1-280-19560-6
1-134-70053-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996199886903316
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