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Digital Divide

Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide
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Description

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.

Product Details

PublisherCambridge University Press
Publish DateSeptember 24, 2001
Pages320
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780521002233
Dimensions9.0 X 6.0 X 0.7 inches | 1.0 pounds

Reviews

"...Digital Divide is one of those rare works that can fairy be labeled as groundbreaking..." Governance
"Digital Divide is exciting, thought-provoking, and engaging...I expect it will make its way into future generations. If you read only one book on this topic, make it this one." Edward J. Valauskas
"In this valuable contribution to the ongoing discussion about the effect of the Internet on social, political, and economic life within and between nations, Norris offers a general model to describe developments thus far.... Norris makes a valuable contribution to understanding the present situation, offers a descriptive model, and hints at future trends in an intellectually worthwhile manner." Choice
"It will likely become a standard in its area during the next few years." Bruce Bimber, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Pippa Norris in Digital Divide presents an extensively documented, well-reasoned, carefully argued, and well-balanced analysis of the role of the Internet..." Perspectives on Politics
"This path-breaking study in comparative political communication deserves a wide audience and is vital reading for anyone interested in the political impact of new information technologies." Press / Politics

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