Geographical Inequalities: The Spatial Bias of the New Communications Technologies.

Gillespie, Andrew; Robins, Kevin

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Publication Date: 1989

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Geographical Inequalities: The Spatial Bias of the New Communications Technologies.

Gillespie, Andrew; Robins, Kevin

Journal of Communication, v39 n3 p7-18 Sum 1989

Maintains that, contrary to popular predictions of their decentralizing impact, digital communications contribute to new and more complex forms of corporate integration on a global scale. Discusses how to deflect the centralizing spatial bias of new communications technology. (SR)

Descriptors: Bias, Centralization, Communication Research, Communications, Decentralization, Futures (of Society), Geographic Distribution, Information Technology, Technological Advancement, World Affairs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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