Implications for Developing Countries (Information Technology & Globalization Series)

This publication looks at the role of information technology on the globalization process, and addresses its implication on the developing countries. The ten articles address various issues related to this, including the impact of information technology on multinational corporation; the implications of virtual organizations on workers; the illusion created by a global network as a socially productive technology; the domination of the developed world in the globalization process; globalization leading to modernization; the globalization of economies; opportunities for developing countries in the global process; information technology infrastructures; policies and plans influencing globalization.