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Hope, fostering,
200
,
271(n9)
.
See also
Aspirations

The How of Happiness
(Lyubomirsky),
90

How to Change the World
(Bornstein),
190

Human behavior.
See
Economics
;
Psychology

Human development.
See
International development
;
Intrinsic growth

Human interaction and human forces.
See
Heart, mind, and will
;
Intrinsic growth
;
Mentorship
;
Packaged interventions

Human maturation,
161–164
.
See also
Intrinsic growth

Hyperbolic discounting,
252(n15)

Icarus,
xvi

Ideology

      
European Enlightenment as,
98

      
intrinsic growth’s relationship to,
170

      
leftists and intrinsic growth,
170
,
172–174

      
mainstream economics,
95
,
155–156
,
169
,
263(n41)

      
moral relativism,
97
,
169
,
263–264(n44)

      
rightists and intrinsic growth,
170

      
selective exposure of technology options,
47

      
Tech Commandments,
92–94
,
170–171
,
245(nn59
,
61)

      
See also
Technology and society

Illiteracy: digital interfaces for nonliterate users,
27–29

Implementers of packaged interventions,
66–70

Incentives,
155–156
,
205
,
263(n42)
,
272(n15)
.
See also
Economics

India

      
caste-based inequalities,
64

      
carbon reduction,
215–216

      
democratic system,
237(n20)

      
digital divide,
3–4
,
48

      
educational technology,
4–8
,
11–12
,
22
,
29–30
,
77–80

      
high-tech economy,
182–185

      
microcredit programs,
59
,
236(n7)
,
236–237(n14)

      
NREGA,
112–114

      
One Laptop Per Child,
8

      
rote learning system,
145

      
rural-to-urban migration,
268(n21)

      
social change through computer literacy,
17–20

      
social implications of technological innovation,
16

      
societal intrinsic development,
175–177

      
telecenters,
104–106

      
See also
Digital Green
;
Mentorship
;
Microsoft Research India

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
183–185

Individualism, collectivism and,
93

Inequality

      
digital divide,
47–49
,
54
,
234(n24)

      
gender equality,
63–64
,
181

      
increasing inequality in American education,
117–118

      
long-term cultural shifts bringing gender equality,
181

      
racial equality,
63–64

      
See also
Economics
;
International development

Information overload,
23

Inglehart, Ronald,
179–182
,
186
,
267(n17)
.
See also
World Values Survey

Instrumental view of technology,
26
.
See also
Amplification

Intention

      
amplification of,
54–55

      
combining with discernment and self-control,
135–136

      
cultural and personality differences,
250(n10)

      
emotional intelligence,
252(n16)

      
enlightened self-interest,
253–254(n23)

      
mentorship relationships,
198

      
packaged interventions,
111–112

      
self-control and personal and collective growth,
214–216

      
success of Ashesi University students,
130

      
See also
Aspirations
;
Heart, mind, and will
;
Self-transcendence

Inter-American Development Bank,
8
,
193–194

Interest rates,
58–59
,
66–67

Interface development for nonliterate users,
27–29

International development.
See
Agriculture
;
Development
;
Education and training
;
Economics
;
Foreign aid
;
Modernization

International Math Olympiad,
117

International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH),
136–139
,
207

Internet cafés,
19
,
105
,
246–247(n8)
.
See also
Telecenters

Intrinsic growth

      
advanced intrinsic growth,
151–155
,
253(n22)

      
defining,
133

      
developed world modeling,
214–216
,
275–276(n8)

      
emotional intelligence,
252(n16)

      
group intrinsic growth,
136–139

      
hierarchy of aspirations,
167–168

      
individual and large-scale growth,
178–182

      
necessity of theorizing,
168–171

      
packaged interventions fostering,
206–208

      
regression or stagnation,
168
,
260(n19)

      
reluctance to address,
168–170
,
173–174

      
self-control and,
172–173
,
214–215
,
252–253(n17)

      
slow pace of,
149
,
208
,
209–210

      
social change requirement,
134–136

      
societal intrinsic development,
174–191
,
269(n37)

      
See also
Aspirations
;
Heart, mind, and will

Intrinsic learning,
262(n29)
.
See also
Intrinsic growth

Intrinsic motivation,
157
,
165
.
See also
Aspirations

iPad initiatives,
11

Iran,
23
,
35–36

The Iron Law of Evaluation,
70
,
81

Islam, music and,
39

“Itchman,”
40

I-TECH,
136–139
,
207

Jakiela, Pamela,
143–144

Japan

      
American School in Japan,
211

      
educational system,
145
,
256(n45)

      
healthcare,
43

      
modernization,
178
,
266–267(n11)

      
nuclear plant disaster,
235(n29)

      
technology-loving stereotype,
xiii

      
encouraging virtue,
276(n8)

Jasanoff, Sheila,
23

Jenner, Edward,
67

Jensen, Derrick,
24

Jhunjhunwala, Ashok,
104

Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan,
87–88

Jobs, Steve,
84
,
119
,
135
,
275(n8)

Johnson, Lyndon B.,
7

Joshi, Deep,
208
,
273(n24)
.
See also
Pradan organization

Karlan, Dean,
59–60

Karnani, Aneel,
83–84

Kelsa+ project,
122–125

Kennedy, John F.,
7

Kenya,
xi–xii
,
156–157
,
258–259(n4)

Khan, Salman,
11

Khan Academy,
11
,
14

King, Gary,
49–52

Kinnan, Cynthia,
236–237(n14)

Kirp, David L.,
214
,
275(n5)

Kiva.org
,
71

Knowledge gap hypothesis,
37

Knowledge management,
44–46

Kohlberg, Lawrence,
161
,
260(n18)

Kotra, India,
77–82

Kranzberg, Melvin,
24

Kuznets, Simon,
245(n56)

Labeling,
172
,
264–265(n1)

Labor exploitation,
85–86
,
166–167
,
243(n31)

Lakeside School, Seattle, Washington,
14

Language learning,
123–124

Lareau, Annette,
250(n11)

Latent desires,
39–41

Law, Lalitha,
140–141

Law of Amplification.
See
Amplification, Law of

Lawson, Mark,
10

Layard, Richard,
88

Leaders in packaged interventions,
66–69

Learned helplessness,
130
,
249(n8)

Lewis, Oscar,
249(n8)

Libya: Arab Spring uprising,
33
,
62

Life expectancy,
43
,
97
,
145

Life satisfaction,
89–91
,
See also
Happiness

The Life You Can Save
(Singer),
212–214

Life-cycle development,
161

Lincoln, Abraham,
214

Linden, Leigh,
8

Literacy

      
advantage in technology usage,
48

      
computer literacy,
9
,
17–20
,
27–28
,
105
,
122–124

      
education,
141
,
173

      
interfaces for nonliterate users,
27–29

      
Japan,
145

      
telecenters,
105

      
See also
Education and training

Locke, John,
96

Lonjo, Jharkand, India,
195–204

Los Angeles Unified School District,
11

Luck, role in outcomes,
56
,
144–145
,
173
,
181
,
250–251(n13)
,
256(n41)

Luntz, Frank,
189–190

Lyubomirsky, Sonja,
90
,
244(n51)

Madison, James,
214

Magic bullet.
See
Panacea

Mahajan, Vijay,
67–68

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