首页
登录
职称英语
Cyberspace, data superhighways, multi-media--for those who have seen the futu
Cyberspace, data superhighways, multi-media--for those who have seen the futu
游客
2023-12-17
91
管理
问题
Cyberspace, data superhighways, multi-media--for those who have seen the future, the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives for ever. Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming technological utopia little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As with all new high technology, while the West concerns itself with the "how", the question of "for whom" is put aside once again.
Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communications revolution has affected the world economy. Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries, and transitional corporations take full advantage of it. Terms of trade, exchange and interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods. The electronic economy made possible by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets—with destructive impact on the have-nots.
For them the result is instability. Developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine. As "futures" are traded on computer screens, developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies.
So what are the options for regaining control? One alternative is for developing countries to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications themselves—so-called "development communications" modernization. Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries’ economies.
Communications technology is generally exported from the U. S. , Europe or Japan; the patents, skills and ability to manufacture remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries. It is also expensive, and imported products and services must therefore be bought on credit— credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain.
Furthermore, when new technology is introduced there is often too low a level of expertise to exploit it for native development. This means that while local elites, foreign communities and subsidiaries of transitional corporations may benefit, those whose lives depend on access to the information are denied it. [br] It can be inferred from the passage that______.
选项
A、international trade should be expanded
B、the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration
C、the exports of the poor countries should be increased
D、communications technology in file developing countries should be modernized
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3282159.html
相关试题推荐
Cyberspace,datasuperhighways,multi-media--forthosewhohaveseenthefutu
Cyberspace,datasuperhighways,multi-media--forthosewhohaveseenthefutu
Cyberspace,datasuperhighways,multi-media--forthosewhohaveseenthefutu
Cyberspace,datasuperhighways,multi-media--forthosewhohaveseenthefutu
随机试题
Accordingtothepassage,itisnotsurprisingthat______.[br]Accordingtoth
[originaltext]M:Hi,Janet.Haveyouseentheexamscheduleforthistermyet?
【B1】[br]【B19】A、evenB、whenC、becauseD、althoughC逻辑衔接题。空格所在句的意思是:流感趋势项目绝不用来透漏个
"开始通过对自己、他人、环境、社会的综合认识,调整自己的行为",属于哪一行为发展
下列物质碱性最强的是( )。
下列哪项不是骨折的专有体征A.创伤处畸形 B.假关节活动 C.功能障碍 D
患儿男,3岁。1岁起青紫逐渐加重,哭后更严重,有昏厥史,胸骨左缘有Ⅲ级收缩期杂音
工程建设监理基本工作中的“三控”包括()控制。A.工程进度 B.工程合同
甲硝唑的药理作用包括A.抗阿米巴滋养体作用 B.抗滴虫作用 C.抗疟原虫作用
女,18个月。家长要求口腔检查及咨询如何进行口腔保健。经检查,该幼儿已萌出12颗
最新回复
(
0
)