Information infrastructures in India : the long view / Pradip Ninan Thomas.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (viii, 171 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191948619 (ebook) :Subject(s): Information policy -- India -- History | Information resources -- India -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780192857736DDC classification: 338.9260954 LOC classification: ZA3072Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This text expores the past and present of information infrastructures in India. Grounded in infrastructure theory, it explores the historical continuities between information infrastructures in colonial and post-colonial India and the compulsions of information infrastructures in contemporary India. This volume highlights the roles played by private and public sector entities in shaping information infrastructures in India, the political economy of growth in this sector and the challenges faced by the State in regulating information platforms that are also information infrastructures.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text expores the past and present of information infrastructures in India. Grounded in infrastructure theory, it explores the historical continuities between information infrastructures in colonial and post-colonial India and the compulsions of information infrastructures in contemporary India. This volume highlights the roles played by private and public sector entities in shaping information infrastructures in India, the political economy of growth in this sector and the challenges faced by the State in regulating information platforms that are also information infrastructures.
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