The Politics of the Internet in Third World Development Challenges in Contrasting Regimes with Case Studies of Costa Rica and Cuba

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 play...

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1. Verfasser:	Hoffmann, Bert
Format:	E-Book Buch
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	New York Routledge 2004 Taylor and Francis Taylor & Francis Group
Ausgabe:	1
Schriftenreihe:	Latin American Studies
Schlagworte:	Costa Rica Cuba Developing countries Economic development Economic development > Political aspects Information and communication technologies Information technology Information technology > Political aspects > Costa Rica Information technology > Political aspects > Cuba Information technology > Political aspects > Developing countries Internet Political conditions Political regimes Politics & International Relations Social Impact of Human Computer Interaction Sociology of Science & Technology State State socialism Technology and state Technology and state - Cuba Technology and state > Costa Rica Technology and state > Developing countries ITU 2002a Torricelli Law UCR NICT Mass Medium Public Access Centers Costa Rica Civil Society Main Line Telephony Gdp Growth State’s Media Monopoly State Socialist Countries Costa Rican Economy Telecommunications Regime Telecommunications Liberalization Universal Service Fund Free Production Zones El Nuevo Herald Peripheral Fordism Cuban Government Internet Access Costa Rican Model Intel Investment Costa Rican Government ASPA
ISBN:	9780415949590, 0415650976, 0415949599, 9780415650977
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
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Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Series Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Third World Development and NICT in Political Perspective -- Chapter One The New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT): Comparative Experiences and Present Disparities -- Chapter Two NICT in Third World Development: Political Issues in a Transformed Telecommunications Regime -- Part II Latin America's 'Mixed Model': Costa Rica -- Chapter Three The Costa Rican Development Model and Its Telecommunications Regime -- Chapter Four Active NICT Development by State Monopoly: A New Costa Rican Model? -- Part III Latin America's 'Socialist Model': Cuba -- Chapter Five Cuba's State-Socialist Development Model and Its Telecommunications Regime -- Chapter Six From the Rejection of the Internet to the 'Informatization of Society': A Political Anatomy of Change -- Chapter Seven The Politics of the Internet in Third World Development: Conclusions in Comparative Perspective -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index