Trade Unions and the Age of Information and Communication Technologies in Kenya (eBook)

Eric E. Otenyo (Autor)

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2017
264 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-4880-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book considers the role of trade unions in national development and governance in Kenya. It covers a range of topics, including union policy positions on the introduction of laptops in schools, technologies and productivity measurements, and e-participation in national and international labor solidarity.

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Trade Unions and the Age of Information and Communication Technologies in Kenya provides a comprehensive description of the use of ICTs within the trade union movement in Kenya. In this book, Professor Eric Otenyo explores the intersection between new technologies and union as key stakeholders in national governance and development. The dearth of research on how trade unions can play a part in the new economy continues to undermine the effective use of ICTs in development. This book brings to light the challenges that unions face while navigating the new economy and netstate characterized by a proliferation of ICTs and globalization.

Autor

Eric Otenyo is professor of politics and international affairs at Northern Arizona University.

Inhalt

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Unions and the Age of ICTs in Kenya: An OverviewChapter 2: Trade Unions, ICTs and Public Policy in the New EconomyChapter 3: Industrialization and Technology Diffusion: State Capacity in the Age of ICTsChapter 4: Unions: Education, Laptops, and Shrinking of the Digital DivideChapter 5: Trade Union Member Attitudes Towards ICTs: Implications for Participation in GovernanceChapter 6: Productivity Discourses, Information Technology, and UnionsChapter 7: Trade Unions and Internationalism: Emerging Governance NetworksAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2017
• Reihe/Serie: African Governance and Development
• Reihe/Serie: African Governance, Development, and Leadership
• Zusatzinfo: 5 Illustrations including: - 5 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
• Schlagworte: Governance • Information Age • Information and communication technology in Kenya • IT Education • Kenya Unions • Labor Unions and Public Policy • Productivity in Kenya • Trade unions • Union Attitudes • Unions and New Economy
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-4880-6 / 1498548806
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-4880-9 / 9781498548809