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This book examines the political and developmental implications of the new information and communication technologies (NICT) in the Third World. Whereas the concept of the 'digital divide' tends to focus on technological and quantitative indicators, this work stresses the crucial role played by the political regime type, the pursued development model and the specific configuration of actors and decision-making dynamics. Two starkly contrasting Third World countries, state-socialist Cuba and the Latin America's ""show-case democracy"" Costa Rica, were chosen for two in-depth empirical country s

Information technology --- Technology and state --- Economic development --- State and technology --- Technology --- Endowment of research --- Science and state --- IT (Information technology) --- Telematics --- Information superhighway --- Knowledge management --- Political aspects --- Political aspects. --- Government policy

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Die tiefe Wirtschaftskrise in Folge der Corona-Pandemie stellt Kubas Sozialismus vor eine ungeahnte Belastungsprobe. Die Regierung in Havanna hat eine grundlegende Reform von Wirtschaft, Institutionengefüge und Sozialsystem auf die Agenda gesetzt. Der Band vereint Beiträge führender internationaler Experten und von der Insel selbst, die aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven die Herausforderungen analysieren, vor denen Kuba heute steht. The economic crisis in the wake of the COVID pandemic is putting Cuba's socialism to a severe test. The government in Havana has added a fundamental reform of the economy, institutional structure and social policies to the agenda. This volume brings together contributions from leading international experts as well as from the island itself, analysing the economic, political and social challenges Cuba is facing today.

constitution --- crisis --- Cuba --- economy --- governance --- Governance --- Institutionen --- institutions --- Krise --- Kuba --- reform --- Reformen --- social policy --- socialism --- Sozialismus --- Sozialpolitik --- Verfassung --- Wirtschaft --- Since 1990 --- Cuba. --- Social conditions --- Economic conditions --- Politics and government --- Conditions sociales --- Conditions économiques --- Politique et gouvernement

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Political sociology --- Politics