Dorothea Kleine on ICTs, Development and the Capabilities Approach [AUDIO]
Current Berkman People and Projects 2013-05-28
Summary:
ICT for development (ICT4D) scholars claim that the internet, radio, and mobile phones can support development. Yet the dominant paradigm of development as economic growth is too limiting to understand the full potential of these technologies. Dorothea Kleine translates Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach to development –- focusing on a pluralistic understanding of people’s values and [...]