00731nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100001800019245008700037260004200124300001500166520041900181583002100600  a08.16.01 N8575  aNorris, Pippa  aDigital divide : civic engagement, information poverty, and the internet worldwide  bCambridge Univ. P.aCambridgeGBc2001  axv, 303 p.  aOutlines the theoretical debate on the effect of the Internet.  Examines the virtual political system and the way that representative institutions around the globe have responded to the new opportunities available on the Internet.  Analyses how the public has reacted to these developments in Europe and the United States.  Develops the civic engagement model to explain patterns of participation via the Internet.  c10/2/03kEVELYND