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EXTENDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT IN THE DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: BROADCAST TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1951 TO 1962
Author(s) -
Bowden Sue,
Clayton David,
Pereira Alvaro
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.2809
Subject(s) - empire , colonialism , denial , politics , poverty , entertainment , work (physics) , relation (database) , reflection (computer programming) , globe , sociology , political science , economics , computer science , law , engineering , psychology , mechanical engineering , database , neuroscience , psychoanalysis , programming language
This paper builds on previous work published in this journal by considering the historical roots of poverty in relation to the denial or otherwise of access to the information made available by radio technology. The case study is that of the British Empire in the early post‐war years. New dimensions of access that are developing economy sensitive are presented and evaluated. We find that the colonial legacy of radio broadcast is significantly correlated with the diffusion and adoption of radio technologies in subsequent years and that this in terms was largely the reflection of geo‐political considerations. Differential access to information has its roots in the colonial historical past. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.