01868nam a2200289 a 4500003000700000005001700007008004100024020001500065040002500080050002000105100003000125245012600155260002800281300003600309336002800345337003000373338002700403500096600430650004201396650001601438650002001454650001801474650002001492650003601512650001401548650001601562CBULib20250818081511.0120416s1996    ||||||||||||||||| ||    u  a1779050437  bEnglishcCBULiberda  aZ 674.5.A39 Pol  aLundu, Maurice Chimfwembe14aThe political economy of information on development, democracy and security in Southern Africac/ edited by Maurice Lundu  aHarare :bSAPES, c1996  axvii, 179 pages : illustrations  2rdacontentaText |btxt  2rdamediaaUnmediated |bn  2rdacarrieraVolumebnc  aSUMMARY: This book addresses the role of information in a constantly changing world, with contributors taking a close look at want information means in the context of our environment which is being influenced by problems brought about by development, democracy and security in Southern Africa. It argues that most of the glaring shortcomings of the overall information infrastructure are  not on the transmission side as conventionally believed, but are more on the generation, ownership, reception and use of the information received. The contributors urge a sustained research in the information sector in its broadened sense which requires continued commitment from government, public and private institutions, non,-governmental organisations, donors and above all an indigenous crop of researchers familiar with the Southern Africa sub-region. This is a book which sets the stage for further collaborative research in the information sector. FROM BOOK COVER 0aINFORMATION SERVICESzSOUTHERN AFRICA 0aINFORMATION 0aCULTURAL EQUITY 0aSOCIAL EQUITY 0aECONOMIC EQUITY 0aFOOD SECURITY--AFRICA, SOUTHERN 0aDEMOCRACY 0aDEVELOPMENT