The Political Lives of Information
Information and the Production of Development in India
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
22 November 2022
Summary
Information, says Janaki Srinivasan, has fundamentally reshaped development discourse and practice. In this study, she examines the history of the idea of “information” and its political implications for poverty alleviation. She presents three cases in India—the circulation of price information in a fish market in Kerala, government information in information kiosks operated by a nonprofit in Puducherry, and a political campaign demanding a right to information in Rajasthan—to explore three u…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262544047 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262544040 |
| Author: | Janaki Srinivasan |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 22 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | The Information Society Series |
About The Author
Janaki Srinivasan
Janaki Srinivasan is Associate Professor at the International Institute of Information Technology, in Bangalore, India.
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