Information technology, development, and social change / 
edited by Fay Patel ... [et al.] 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2012. 
 - xxii, 157 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Routledge studies in development and society ;  32. .
 - Routledge studies in development and society ;  32. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 'The speed and cost effectiveness of new information technology has prompted many to view these innovations as a panacea for social and economic development. However, such a view flies in the face of continuing inequities in education, health, food, and infrastructure. This volume explores these issues - along with questions of access, privilege, literacy, training, and the environmental and health effects of information technologies in the developing world - arguing that a higher level of development does not always result from a higher level of technologization.'--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415502689 (hbk.)  RM465.80 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Information technology.<br/>Economic development.<br/>Digital divide.<br/>Social change.