| Description |
1 online resource (245 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-242) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Globalisation, international political economy and structural change -- Globalisation, information and communications technology, and development. |
| Summary |
The force driving globalisation in the 21st century is undoubtedly Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Enabling instant communication over vast distances and in real time, ICT has far-reaching implications for transnational relationships. However, the core relationship between globalisation and ICT, a major area of inquiry, has hitherto been somewhat neglected and inadequately studied. Focusing on this important relationship, this book emphasises that increasingly non-state institutions, as opposed to the state, are transforming economies. The author also highlights the critical n. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Information technology -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
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Information technology -- Economic aspects. |
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Developing countries. |
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Telecommunication -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
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Telecommunication -- Economic aspects. |
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Globalization -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
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Globalization -- Economic aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Globalization, ICT and developing nations |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Roy, Sumit. Globalisation, ICT and developing nations. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2005 9780761933458 (DLC) 2004028918 (OCoLC)57208715 |
| ISBN |
9788132103486 (electronic book) |
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8132103483 (electronic book) |
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076193345X (hardback) |
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0761933468 (paperback) |
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