The Politics of the Internet in Third World Development
Challenges in Contrasting Regimes with Case Studies of Costa Rica and Cuba
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Human Geography, Political Science, Politics, Economic Conditions
| Author: | Bert Hoffmann | ISBN: | 9781135931575 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 1, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bert Hoffmann |
| ISBN: | 9781135931575 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 1, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book examines the political and developmental implications of the new information and communication technologies (NICT) in the Third World. Whereas the concept of the "digital divide" tends to focus on technological and quantitative indicators, this work stresses the crucial role played by the political regime type, the pursued development model and the specific configuration of actors and decision-making dynamics. Two starkly contrasting Third World countries, state-socialist Cuba and the Latin America's "show-case democracy" Costa Rica, were chosen for two in-depth empirical country studies.
This book examines the political and developmental implications of the new information and communication technologies (NICT) in the Third World. Whereas the concept of the "digital divide" tends to focus on technological and quantitative indicators, this work stresses the crucial role played by the political regime type, the pursued development model and the specific configuration of actors and decision-making dynamics. Two starkly contrasting Third World countries, state-socialist Cuba and the Latin America's "show-case democracy" Costa Rica, were chosen for two in-depth empirical country studies.
