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Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide

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There is widespread concern that the explosive growth of the Internet is exacerbating existing inequalities between the information rich and poor. Digital Divide sets out to examine the evidence for access and use of the Internet in 179 nations across the world. A global divide is evident between industrialized and developing societies. A social divide is apparent between rich and poor within each nation. And within the online community, evidence for a democratic divide is emerging between those who do and do not use Internet resources to engage, mobilize and participate in public life.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: September 24, 2001

ISBN: 0521002230

ISBN 13: 9780521002233

Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide

3.7/5 ( ratings)

There is widespread concern that the explosive growth of the Internet is exacerbating existing inequalities between the information rich and poor. Digital Divide sets out to examine the evidence for access and use of the Internet in 179 nations across the world. A global divide is evident between industrialized and developing societies. A social divide is apparent between rich and poor within each nation. And within the online community, evidence for a democratic divide is emerging between those who do and do not use Internet resources to engage, mobilize and participate in public life.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: September 24, 2001

ISBN: 0521002230

ISBN 13: 9780521002233

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