Universal Access and Its Asymmetries: The Untold Story of the Last 200 Years

by Harmeet Sawhney, Hamid R Ekbia, Hamid R. Ekbia

A framework for understanding the totality of costs and benefits of universal access that will foster honest appraisal and guide the development of good policies.

Universal access--the idea that certain technologies and services should be extended to all regardless of geography or ability to pay--evokes ideals of democracy and equality that must be reconciled with the realities on the ground. The COVID-19 pandemic raised awareness of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262544555
• ISBN13: 9780262544559
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 244 Pages