UID:
edocfu_9958061848102883
Format:
xxi, 420 pages :
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illustrations ;
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26 cm.
ISBN:
0-8213-8201-2
Series Statement:
World Bank e-Library.
Content:
The purpose of this book is to inform governance advisors about the vital role of the news media for governance reform. This book approaches the issue of news media and governance with three broad questions that it attempts to answer on the basis of quantitative data and case studies. First, a normative approach asks: What ideal roles should media systems play to strengthen democratic governance and thus bolster human development? Second, an empirical approach considers independent evidence derived from cross-national comparisons and from selected case studies, asking: Under what conditions
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Foreword; About the Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Part I Introduction: Framing the Debate; Figures; Tables; Part II The Democratic Roles of Media Systems; Part III Regional Case Studies of Media Roles; Part IV Conclusions: Summing Up the Evidence, Identifying Effective Policy Options; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-8200-4
Language:
English
