ICTs and Indian Social Change: Diffusion, Poverty, Governance
New Delhi et al.: Sage (2008), 418 pp.
Contains index
Signature commbox: 317:70-Development 2008
1 Introduction: ICIs and Indian Social Change: An Agenda of Concerns / Ashwani Saith and M. Vijayabaskar, 13
2 Culture of Technology and ICTs / Sundar Sarukkai, 34
3 Sustainable Internet Connectivity in Rural India / Ashok Jhunjhunwala and Anuradha Ramachandran, 59
4 Two Mutually Reinforcing Applications of ICT for Socio-economic Development of India / Rajesh Jain, Atanu Dey, Reuben Abraham and Vivek Padmanabhan, 93
5 ICTs and Poverty Alleviation: Hope or Hype? / Ashwani Saith, 113
6 Decrypting E-governance: Narratives, Power Play and Participation in the Gyandoot Intranet / T. T. Sreekumar, 160
7 Crossing a Chasm: Technologies, Institutions and Policies for Developing a Regional IT Industry / Nirvikar Singh, 192
8 The Electronic Grassrooting of Democracy: A Case for Community Radio / Vinod Pavarala, 219
9 Wired Watchdogs: How ICTs are Aiding Civil Society to Enhance Public Accountability / Gopakumar Krishnan Thampi, 237
10 Influence of Software Trade on Development of Web-enabled Governance Initiatives: Comparative Perspectives of Indian and UK Experiences / Amit Mitra and Alwyn Didar Singh, 251
11 Evaluating the Developmental Impact of E-governance Initiatives: An Exploratory Framework / Shirin Madon, 268
12 Ricocheting Gender Equations: Women Workers in the Call Centre Industry / Piush Antony and V. Gayatirri, 290
13 Constructing Work and Identity in the Indian Outsourced ITES Sector / M. Vijayabaskar, 320
14 Ethnic Transnational Middle Classes in Formation: A Case Study of Indian Information Technology Professionals / Xiang Biao, 341
15 Virtual India: Indian IT Labour and the Nation-State / Peter van der Veer, 369
16 Uncanny Networks: Pirate, Urban and the New Globalization in India / Ravi Sundaram, 384
2 Culture of Technology and ICTs / Sundar Sarukkai, 34
3 Sustainable Internet Connectivity in Rural India / Ashok Jhunjhunwala and Anuradha Ramachandran, 59
4 Two Mutually Reinforcing Applications of ICT for Socio-economic Development of India / Rajesh Jain, Atanu Dey, Reuben Abraham and Vivek Padmanabhan, 93
5 ICTs and Poverty Alleviation: Hope or Hype? / Ashwani Saith, 113
6 Decrypting E-governance: Narratives, Power Play and Participation in the Gyandoot Intranet / T. T. Sreekumar, 160
7 Crossing a Chasm: Technologies, Institutions and Policies for Developing a Regional IT Industry / Nirvikar Singh, 192
8 The Electronic Grassrooting of Democracy: A Case for Community Radio / Vinod Pavarala, 219
9 Wired Watchdogs: How ICTs are Aiding Civil Society to Enhance Public Accountability / Gopakumar Krishnan Thampi, 237
10 Influence of Software Trade on Development of Web-enabled Governance Initiatives: Comparative Perspectives of Indian and UK Experiences / Amit Mitra and Alwyn Didar Singh, 251
11 Evaluating the Developmental Impact of E-governance Initiatives: An Exploratory Framework / Shirin Madon, 268
12 Ricocheting Gender Equations: Women Workers in the Call Centre Industry / Piush Antony and V. Gayatirri, 290
13 Constructing Work and Identity in the Indian Outsourced ITES Sector / M. Vijayabaskar, 320
14 Ethnic Transnational Middle Classes in Formation: A Case Study of Indian Information Technology Professionals / Xiang Biao, 341
15 Virtual India: Indian IT Labour and the Nation-State / Peter van der Veer, 369
16 Uncanny Networks: Pirate, Urban and the New Globalization in India / Ravi Sundaram, 384
