The promise of access [electronic resource] : technology, inequality, and the political economy of hope / Daniel Greene.

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"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"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greene, Daniel, 1973- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Digital divide > Washington (D.C.)
Computer literacy > Social aspects > Washington (D.C.)
Knowledge economy > Washington (D.C.)
Poverty > Washington (D.C.)
Technology and state > Washington (D.C.)
Online Access:
MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile Complete Monographs: 2021 (Digital Object Identifier Permalink)
IEEE Xplore MIT Press eBooks Library--Computing & Engineering Collection: 2021 (IEEE Xplore)
Variant Title:
The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 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.