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Cyberspace, data superhighway, multi-media—for those who have seen the future, the linking of computers television and telephone
Cyberspace, data superhighway, multi-media—for those who have seen the future, the linking of computers television and telephone
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2013-01-22
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Cyberspace, data superhighway, 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 transnational 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 com-munities and subsidiaries of transnational corporations may benefit, those whose lives depend on access to the information are denied it.
It can be inferred from the passage that______.
选项
A、the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration
B、the export of the poor countries should be increased
C、communications technology in the developing countries should be modernized
D、international trade should be expanded
答案
A
解析
根据第一段第二句话,“…对于贫穷国家的经济发展,他们没有给予很多的关注,……”。由此可见,选项A与此相符。
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