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The Politics of the Internet in Third World Development: Challenges in Contrasting Regimes with Case Studies of Costa Rica and Cuba Hardcover - 2004 - 1st Edition

by Bert Hoffmann


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This book examines the political and developmental implications of the new information and communication technologies (NICT) in the Third World. Whereas the concept of the "digital divide" tends to focus on technological and quantitative indicators, this work stresses the crucial role played by the political regime type, the pursued development model and the specific configuration of actors and decision-making dynamics. Two starkly contrasting Third World countries, state-socialist Cuba and the Latin America's "show-case democracy" Costa Rica, were chosen for two in-depth empirical country studies.

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In December 2003, the United Nations staged the first 'World Summit on the Information Society,' bringing to the forefront of public attention the political, social and development issues associated with the new information and communication technologies (NICT).

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  • Title The Politics of the Internet in Third World Development: Challenges in Contrasting Regimes with Case Studies of Costa Rica and Cuba
  • Author Bert Hoffmann
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 344
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date September 28, 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780415949590 / 0415949599
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Economic development - Political aspects, Technology and state - Developing countries
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004009247
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.483

About the author

Bert Hoffmann is Senior Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies.
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