ICTs and Indian Social Change

ICTs and Indian Social Change Diffusion, Poverty, Governance

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Publisher's Synopsis

ICTs and Indian Social Change: Diffusion, Poverty, Governance is the first book of its kind that puts together the optimistic voices of techno-idealists, critical social science perspectives on technology and a range of empirical material on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on the lives of people. The book traces these processes across urban and rural spaces of work, consumption, e-governance, and highlights the new kinds of social identities they are fostering in India. It opens up an arena for dialogue between activists, technologists, policy makers and academia on using ICTs for development.

The book is a logical sequel to ICTs and Indian Economic Change: Economy, Work, Regulation that addressed the implications of the growth of ICT-based sectors in India for macro-economic development and industrial efficiency. This volume views the diffusion of ICTs in India primarily in the socio cultural realm. In responding to the pioneering voices of innovators in ICTs, it provides empirical and theoretical assessments and critiques of some of the important though often latent, premises that underlie these powerful initiatives.

Book information

ISBN: 9780761936121
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Imprint: Sage
Pub date:
DEWEY: 303.48330954
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 418
Weight: 550g
Height: 213mm
Width: 142mm
Spine width: 28mm