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Author Janaki Srinivasan, author.

Title The political lives of information : information and the production of development in India / Janaki Srinivasan
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations, maps
Series The information society series
Information society series.
Contents The Power of Information -- Of Frameworks, Methods and Sites -- Framing Information: Origins and Conceptions -- Politics Denied: Constructing Efficient Markets with Mobile Phones and Price Information -- Politics Bracketed: Crafting Informed Citizens at Village Information Centers -- Politics Made Explicit: Creating an Accountable State with Right to Information Campaigns -- Understanding Information with Information Orders -- The Political Lives of Information
Summary "This book critiques what the author sees as a growing global cult of information through three case studies examining Indian anti-poverty initiatives"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Communication Policy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 28, 2022)
Subject Economic assistance, Domestic -- India -- Case studies
Economic development projects -- India -- Case studies
Information resources -- India -- Case studies
Political structure & processes.
Asian history.
Central government policies.
Economic assistance, Domestic
Economic development projects
Information resources
India
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021061988
ISBN 9780262370363
0262370360
9780262370370
0262370379