Information Poverty in the Context of Social Justice

Authors

  • K Sabu Mahatma Gandhi University, Kotttaym

Keywords:

Information Poverty, Social Exclusion, Absolute and Relative Poverty, Information Poverty Measurement, Economic Poverty.

Abstract

Poverty has various forms and connotations. Poverty means an absence of basic and minimum requirements for keeping a good standard of living by an individual.  Information poverty is one among the phenomena of poverty, which may be attributed by digital divide, socio-economic and cultural backwardness, poor literacy etc. It is a state of deprivation of information basically required for the welfare or maintaining the life of an individual. This article focuses on the theoretical background of the concept ‘information poverty’, its causes, social exclusion, and type of poverties. It also discusses how information poverty can be measured in the line of economic poverty.

Author Biography

  • K Sabu, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kotttaym

    Sabu K, did his MA in Political Science from Indira Gandhi Open University, and MLISc from Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kottayam. He is presently Assistant Librarian  at the MGU. Has completed his PhD in the topic Information Dissemination Pattern of NGOs and Sustainable Development in Kerala. His areas of interest are Social Informatics, Information Economics, Rural Development. (Permanent Address : Saji Vilas, Keezhaikonam, Venjaramoodu P O, Thiruvananthapuram).

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2021-07-27

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2021): Informatics for Social Justice

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