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Virtual Inequality
Karen Mossberger
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Description for Virtual Inequality
Paperback. That there is a 'digital divide' - which falls between those who have and can afford the latest in technological tools and those who have neither in our society - is indisputable. This title redefines the issue as it explores the cascades of that divide, which involve access, skill, political participation, as well as the obvious economics. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 figure, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; UBJ; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
That there is a "digital divide" - which falls between those who have and can afford the latest in technological tools and those who have neither in our society - is indisputable. "Virtual Inequality" redefines the issue as it explores the cascades of that divide, which involve access, skill, political participation, as well as the obvious economics. Computer and Internet access are insufficient without the skill to use the technology, and economic opportunity and political participation provide primary justification for realizing that this inequality is a public problem and not simply a matter of private misfortune. Defying those who say ... Read more
That there is a "digital divide" - which falls between those who have and can afford the latest in technological tools and those who have neither in our society - is indisputable. "Virtual Inequality" redefines the issue as it explores the cascades of that divide, which involve access, skill, political participation, as well as the obvious economics. Computer and Internet access are insufficient without the skill to use the technology, and economic opportunity and political participation provide primary justification for realizing that this inequality is a public problem and not simply a matter of private misfortune. Defying those who say ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
American Governance and Public Policy Series
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878409990
SKU
V9780878409990
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About Karen Mossberger
Karen Mossberger is an associate professor of public administration, University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of The Politics of Ideas and the Spread of Enterprise Zones.Caroline J. Tolbert is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Kent State University, and co-editor of Citizens as Legislators:Direct Democracy in the United States. Mary Stansbury is associate professor ... Read more
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