Overview
The force driving globalization 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 globalization and ICT, a major of inquiry, has hitherto been somewhat neglected and inadequately studies.Focusing on this important relationship, this book emphasizes that increasingly non-state institutions, as opposed to the state, are transforming economics. The author also highlights the critical need for developing regions to shape ICT which can stimulate development and usher in the information age.
Synopsis
Roy (economics, City U. of London, UK) takes a comparative political economy approach to analyzing the connections between globalization and information and communication technology (ICT) in East and South Asia—in particular, India—and Africa. Roy's understanding of the relationship involves the shift from state to non-state institutions in the transformation of economies, and the ways in which ICT, argued to be the impetus of contemporary globalization, is a challenge and opportunity to stimulate development. The key issues of ICT examined include links between new technology and economic and social productivity and efficiency, disparities in technological diffusion, and the Indian experience of pursuing technology to stimulate development. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR