Janaki Srinivasan

The Political Lives of Information

Information and the Production of Development in India

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"This book critiques what the author sees as a growing global cult of information through three case studies examining Indian anti-poverty initiatives"--

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Produktdetails

• The Information Society Series
• Verlag: MIT Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 152mm x 230mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9780262544047
• ISBN-10: 0262544040
• Artikelnr.: 64224616

Autorenporträt

Janaki Srinivasan

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures vii
Abbreviations and Acronyms in the Text ix
Terms for Information and Related Concepts in Indian Languages xi
Maps of Fieldwork Regions xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
1 The Power of Information 1
2 Of Frameworks, Methods, and Sites 23
3 Framing Information: Origins and Conceptions 35
4 Politics Denied: Constructing Efficient Markets with Mobile Phones and
Price Information 61
5 Politics Bracketed: Crafting Informed Citizens at Village Information
Centers 87
6 Politics Made Explicit: Creating an Accountable State with Right to
Information Campaigns 113
7 Understanding Information with Information Orders 141
8 The Political Lives of Information 159
Appendix 1: Announcements at Kilipet VKC 173
Notes on Sources 179
Notes on Anonymizing and Pseudonyms 181
Notes 183
References 221
Index 239