Progress on the global digital divide: An ethical perspective based on Amartya Sen's capabilities model

Ethics and Information Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 255-263

  Wresch, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amartya Sen; Capability justice; Cultural imperialism; Cultural information; Human Development Report; ICT; International comparisons; Medical information; Millennium Development Goals; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

AMARTYA SEN; CAPABILITY JUSTICE; CULTURAL IMPERIALISM; CULTURAL INFORMATIONS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; ICT; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS;

BIOINFORMATICS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; WEBSITES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

EID: 70350668633     PISSN: 13881957     EISSN: 15728439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10676-009-9205-y     Document Type: Article

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