The promise of access : technology, inequality, and the political economy of hope /
Daniel Greene.
- viii, 260 pages ; 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"--
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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.)