Information Poverty Alleviation causing Implicit Information Poverty? Evidence from Rural Information Ecology in China
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
Published online on August 15, 2026
Abstract
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China’s targeted poverty reduction initiatives have expanded rural digital access, yet information-based interventions can also generate less visible forms of exclusion. This article examines how rural information ecology is shaped through information-...
China’s targeted poverty reduction initiatives have expanded rural digital access, yet information-based interventions can also generate less visible forms of exclusion. This article examines how rural information ecology is shaped through information-...