The promise of access: technology, inequality, and the political economy of hope /
Greene, Daniel, 1973-
The promise of access: technology, inequality, and the political economy of hope / Daniel Greene. - viii, 260 p. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: "The internet : your future depends on it" -- Discovering the divide : technology and poverty in the new economy -- The pivot and the trouble with 'tech' -- "More than just a building to sit in for the day" -- Flexible classrooms and charter schools -- Bootstrapping -- Conclusion: Reproducing hope.
"Based on fieldwork at three distinct sites in Washington, DC, this book finds that the persistent problem of poverty is often framed as a problem of technology"--
9780262542333 (paperback)
2020025454
Digital divide
Computer literacy--Social aspects--Washington (D.C.)
Knowledge economy--Washington (D.C.)
Poverty--Washington (D.C.)
Technology and state--Washington (D.C.)
HM851 / .G7446 2021
303.48
The promise of access: technology, inequality, and the political economy of hope / Daniel Greene. - viii, 260 p. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: "The internet : your future depends on it" -- Discovering the divide : technology and poverty in the new economy -- The pivot and the trouble with 'tech' -- "More than just a building to sit in for the day" -- Flexible classrooms and charter schools -- Bootstrapping -- Conclusion: Reproducing hope.
"Based on fieldwork at three distinct sites in Washington, DC, this book finds that the persistent problem of poverty is often framed as a problem of technology"--
9780262542333 (paperback)
2020025454
Digital divide
Computer literacy--Social aspects--Washington (D.C.)
Knowledge economy--Washington (D.C.)
Poverty--Washington (D.C.)
Technology and state--Washington (D.C.)
HM851 / .G7446 2021
303.48
