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

Includes bibliographical references (pages 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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This book offers the reader a step-by-step, practice-oriented framework for implementing a rural economic development planning strategy through the implementation of broadband telecommunications. The author argues that utilization of technology is required if communities want to increase their potential for economic development success.

English.

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