Rural informatization in China / / Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang ... [and others]

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2009
• Descrizione fisica: v, 59 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm
• Disciplina: 303.48/330951091734
• Soggetto topico: Information technology - Economic aspects - China; Information technology - Government policy - China; Rural development - China; Information superhighway - China; Telecommunication policy - China
• Altri autori: QiangChristine Zhen-Wei
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-44).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Development of China's Rural Information Infrastructure; Boxes; Tables; Figures; 3. Rural Informatization Initiatives and Organizational Models; 4. Lessons from International Experiences; 5. Challenges for Rural Informatization in China; 6. Recommendations; 7. Conclusions; Appendixes
• Sommario/riassunto: China's recent economic growth has expanded industrialization and urbanization, upgraded consumption, increased social mobility, and initiated a shift from an economy based on agriculture to one based on industry and services. However, more than half of China's people still live in rural areas-where average income per capita is less than a third of the urban average.China has adopted a new development paradigm in its 11th Five-Year Plan (covering 2006-11), emphasizing the building of a Harmonious Society (he xie she hui) with more balanced development across regions. The new development paradi
• Titolo autorizzato: Rural informatization in China
• ISBN: 1-282-23254-1; 9786612232541; 0-8213-8020-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778007603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.; World Bank working paper ; ; no. 172.