Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide

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.

Author: Pippa Norris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/24/2001
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780521002233

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2002 pg. 350
Choice 06/01/2007 pg. 1655

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