Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Closing the digital divide: transforming regional economies and communities with information technology/edited by Stewart Marshall, Wallace Taylor, and Xinghuo Yu. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56720-602-6 (alk. paper) 1. Information technology—Economic aspects. 2. Digital divide. I. Marshall, Stewart. II. Taylor, Wallace, 1944- III. Yu, Xing Huo. HC79.I55 C586 2003 303.48′33-dc21 2002030743 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2003 by Stewart Marshall, Wallace Taylor, and Xinghuo Yu All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002030743 ISBN: 1-56720-602-6 First published in 2003 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |