Publication
May 2000
This research proposal examines the role of radio broadcasting in the agricultural development of Africa. One basic assumption in modernizing theory was that the mass media would be a powerful means of producing development by diffusing norms and expectations. The comparative advantage of radio as a mass medium for development offered hope of agricultural as well as social or political benefits. Yet, argues the author, media in general and radio in particular have not always been as successful as anticipated in promoting modernity or democracy.
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Author | Rita Crowley Turner |
Series | LSE International Development Working Papers |
Issue | 9 |
Publisher | LSE Department of International Development (ID) |
Copyright | © 2000 LSE |