Technology, globalization and poverty [electronic resource] / Jeffrey James.
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TextPublication details: Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2002Description: 1 online resource (x, 147 p.) : illISBN: 9781843767176 (e-book)Subject(s): Poverty -- Developing countries | Globalization -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries | Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Developing countriesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 337 LOC classification: HC59.72.P6 | J36 2002Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Conceptualizing the influence of information technology on globalization -- pt. 2. Pro-poor modes of technical integration into the global economy -- pt. 3. Technology policy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
This significant book presents an original examination of the theoretical and empirical interactions between globalization, technology and poverty. Jeffrey James studies the effect of information technology on patterns of globalization and explores how such patterns can be altered to reduce the growing global divide between rich and poor nations.
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