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245 14 a| The promise of access :b| technology, inequality, and the political economy of hope /c| Daniel Greene.;

264 1 a| Cambridge, Massachusetts :b| The MIT Press,c| [2021];

300 a| viii, 260 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| "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"--c| Provided by publisher.;

520 a| 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. -- Provided by publisher.;

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

Author/creator	Greene, Daniel, 1973- author.
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
Description	viii, 260 pages ; 23 cm
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.).

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.
Abstract	"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract	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. -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Onlin version: Greene, Daniel, 1973- Promise of access. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021] 9780262363341
LCCN	2020025454
ISBN	9780262542333
ISBN	0262542331 paperback

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