Inequality.com : power, poverty and the digital divide /

O'Hara, Kieron

Inequality.com : power, poverty and the digital divide / Kieron O'Hara and David Stevens. - Oxford : Oneworld, c2006. - xv, 341 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

1. Introduction - the new habitat 1; 2. what's around the corner 33; 3. whats so special about information technology 69; 4. All things being equal 91; 5. Globalisation, poverty, priorities 119; 6.Democracy, Deliberation and the virtues of denzienship; 7. Cutting out the middleman: -e-government, e-democracy; 8. Privacy; 9. The future is here

Examines the political, social and moral questions brought about by the growth of the Internet. This work argues that the lack of Internet access can deprive the poor of services and information that are essential to their status as equal citizens in society.

9781851684502 (hbk) 1851684506 (hbk)

GBA646817


Internet--Social aspects.
Internet--Aspectos sociales
Tecnologías de la información--Aspectos sociales

HM 851 / O36i 2006

303.4833