"Much research on urban development is supply-led - generated by the interests of donors and researchers in the North rather than the needs of poor households in the growing cities of the South, Communicating for Development focuses attention on the most fundamental of questions about development: h
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ow can the lessons of good practice and innovation and the results of research benefit the poor? The book offers in-depth discussion about how the communication process works - or doesn't work. It questions and challenges: who are the stakeholders; what are the best vehicles for transferring knowledge; why are local networks and intermediaries so important; what can hinder the communication process; and how may these gaps and barriers be overcome? Moreover, the book challenges traditional participatory methods of relating to the needs of poor urban communities and proposes instead the application of new communication and knowledge management methods currently used in business management." (Publisher description)
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"Media in China is about a new kind of revolution in China - a revolution in which rapidly commercializing media industries confront slow-changing power relations between political, social and economic spheres. This interdisciplinary collection draws on the expertise of industry professionals, acade
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mic experts and cultural critics. It offers a variety of perspectives on audio-visual industries in the world's largest media market. In particular, the contributors examine television, film, music, commercial and political advertising, and new media such as the internet and multimedia. These essays explore evolving audience demographies, new patterns of media reception in regional centres, and the gradual internationalization of media content and foreign investment in China's broadcasting industries." (Publisher description)
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"Nous vivons une période de l'histoire du monde particulièrement mouvementée. Socialement, politiquement, scientifiquement, techniquement, tout évolue rapidement, et la communication instantanée et globale de toute information renforce l'agitation permanente de nos existences. Décidément, le
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monde va vite, trop vite. La révolution numérique, plus encore l'émergence de l'Internet, a pris tout le monde de court. Cet ouvrage essaie d'évaluer les chances qu'apporte cette révolution à un développement véritable du continent africain." (Description de la maison d'édition)
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