The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope

Why simple technological solutions to complex social issues continue to appeal to politicians and professionals who should (and often do) know better.

Why do we keep trying to solve poverty with technology? What makes us feel that we need to learn to code--or else? In The Promise of Access, Daniel Greene argues that the problem of poverty became a problem of technology in order to manage the contradictions of a changing economy. Greene shows how the digital divide emerged as a policy problem and why simple technological solutions to complex social issues continue to appeal to politicians and professionals who should (and often do) know better.

Author: Daniel Greene
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 04/06/2021
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780262542333
ISBN10: 0262542331
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science | Digital & Online Resources
- Political Science | Public Policy | Science & Technology Policy
- Technology & Engineering | Social Aspects

About the Author
Daniel Greene is Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland's iSchool.