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Digital technologies for Democratic governance in Latin America : opportunities and risks /

This book is the first to comprehensively analyse the political and societal impacts of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in a region of the Global South. It evaluates under what conditions some Latin American governments and people have succeeded in taking up the opportunities re...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Other Authors: Breuer, Anita, Welp, Yanina
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2014.
Subjects:
Political participation > Technological innovations > Latin America.
Information technology > Political aspects > Latin America.
Information technology > Government policy > Latin America.
Information society > Political aspects > Latin America.
Internet > Political aspects > Latin America.
Political culture > Latin America.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book is the first to comprehensively analyse the political and societal impacts of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in a region of the Global South. It evaluates under what conditions some Latin American governments and people have succeeded in taking up the opportunities related to the spread of ICTs, while others are confronted with the pessimist scenario of increased, digitally induced social and democratic cleavages.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (520 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135046071
1135046077