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Digital deliverance [electronic resource] : dragging rural America, kicking and screaming, into the information economy / Judson C. Edwards.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2009.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 188 p.) : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9780761845539 (electronic bk.)
  • 0761845534 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Digital deliverance.DDC classification:
  • 360 22
LOC classification:
  • HN49.C6 E39 2009eb
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Introduction -- Background to the Research Problem -- Statement of Purpose -- Conceptual and Theoretical Framework -- Definition of Terms -- Study Areas -- Outline of Chapters -- 2. Broadband Telecommunications: The Interstate Highway of the 21st Century -- Broadband Telecommunications: A Technical and Spatial Overview -- Information Economy and Broadband Telecommunications -- Rural Broadband Connectivity and Economic Development: Options and Opportunities -- 3. Federal and State Broadband Policies: Shaping the Prospect of Economic Development in Rural America -- Broadband Internet Access: Federal Policy Initiatives -- Rural Broadband Policy: A Survey of State Legislation -- 4. Beyond Access: A Cluster Approach to Broadband Telecommunications-based Rural Economic Development Planning -- Purpose of the Chapter -- Research Methodology -- Theoretical Summary of Competitive Advantage and Cluster Analysis and Its Application for Rural Economic Development -- Centers of Excellence in Rural America (CERA) Program and Member Communities -- Analytical Approach -- Description of Selected Socio-Economic Variables -- Results from the Analysis -- "Broadband Development Index" -- 5. Local Leadership and Policy in Broadband Telecommunications-based Rural Economic Development Planning -- Research Design and Methodology -- Exploring the Role of Leadership in Broadband Telecommunications-Based Rural Economic Development Projects: A Multiple Case Study Approach -- Ennis, Ireland -- LaGrange, Georgia -- Watford City, North Dakota -- Mayville, North Dakota -- Utilizing Broadband Telecommunications for Economic Development: A Structural Model -- 6. Conclusion -- Lessons from the Research -- Directions of Further Research -- Appendix A. Factor Analysis Variables -- Appendix B. Factor Analysis Procedures and Results -- Appendix C. Factor and Broadband Development Index Scores by County -- Appendix D. Leadership Survey/Interview Script.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-183) and index.

1. Introduction -- Background to the Research Problem -- Statement of Purpose -- Conceptual and Theoretical Framework -- Definition of Terms -- Study Areas -- Outline of Chapters -- 2. Broadband Telecommunications: The Interstate Highway of the 21st Century -- Broadband Telecommunications: A Technical and Spatial Overview -- Information Economy and Broadband Telecommunications -- Rural Broadband Connectivity and Economic Development: Options and Opportunities -- 3. Federal and State Broadband Policies: Shaping the Prospect of Economic Development in Rural America -- Broadband Internet Access: Federal Policy Initiatives -- Rural Broadband Policy: A Survey of State Legislation -- 4. Beyond Access: A Cluster Approach to Broadband Telecommunications-based Rural Economic Development Planning -- Purpose of the Chapter -- Research Methodology -- Theoretical Summary of Competitive Advantage and Cluster Analysis and Its Application for Rural Economic Development -- Centers of Excellence in Rural America (CERA) Program and Member Communities -- Analytical Approach -- Description of Selected Socio-Economic Variables -- Results from the Analysis -- "Broadband Development Index" -- 5. Local Leadership and Policy in Broadband Telecommunications-based Rural Economic Development Planning -- Research Design and Methodology -- Exploring the Role of Leadership in Broadband Telecommunications-Based Rural Economic Development Projects: A Multiple Case Study Approach -- Ennis, Ireland -- LaGrange, Georgia -- Watford City, North Dakota -- Mayville, North Dakota -- Utilizing Broadband Telecommunications for Economic Development: A Structural Model -- 6. Conclusion -- Lessons from the Research -- Directions of Further Research -- Appendix A. Factor Analysis Variables -- Appendix B. Factor Analysis Procedures and Results -- Appendix C. Factor and Broadband Development Index Scores by County -- Appendix D. Leadership Survey/Interview Script.

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