{"product_id":"the-promise-of-access-daniel-greene-9780262542333","title":"The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy simple technological solutions to complex social issues continue to appeal to politicians and professionals who should (and often do) know better.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy do we keep trying to solve poverty with technology? What makes us feel that we need to learn to code--or else? In \u003ci\u003eThe Promise of Access\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Greene argues that the problem of poverty became a problem of technology in order to manage the contradictions of a changing economy. Greene shows how the digital divide emerged as a policy problem and why simple technological solutions to complex social issues continue to appeal to politicians and professionals who should (and often do) know better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Greene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262542331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262542333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Daniel Greene","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048037806335,"sku":"9780262542333","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a77e99a5-6ead-487f-9ef7-a9aa83b35055.jpg?v=1684993533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-promise-of-access-daniel-greene-9780262542333","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}