Digital Inequalities in the Global South (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book discusses how digital inequalities today may lead to other types of inequalities in the Global South. Contributions to this collection move past discussing an access problem - a binary division between 'haves and have-nots' - to analyse complex inequalities in the internet use, benefits, and opportunities of people in the Global South region. Using specific case studies, this book underlines how communities in the Global South are now attempting to participate in the information age despite high costs, a lack of infrastructure, and more barriers to entry. Contributions discuss the recent changes in the Global South. These changes include greater technological availability, the spread of digital literacy programs and computer courses, and the overall growth in engagement of people from different backgrounds, ethnicities, and languages in digital environments. This book outlines and evaluates the role of state and public institutions in facilitating these changes and consequently bridging the digital divide.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research - A Palgrave and IAMCR Series
Release date:	July 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Massimo Ragnedda • Anna Gladkova
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	372
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-032705-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities
LSN:	3-03-032705-1
Barcode:	9783030327057

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