The impact of mobile phones on poverty and inequality in developing countries /

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This book investigates at both the micro- and macroeconomic levels the impact of mobile phones on poverty and inequality in developing countries. To gauge the effects of mobile phones on these aspects, the author refers to the standard concept of technology adoption and also analyses the actual util...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: James, Jeffrey, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Springer, [2016]
Colección:SpringerBriefs in economics.
Temas:
Cell phones > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Poor > Developing countries.
Social stratification > Developing countries.
Cell phone systems > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Social issues & processes.
Political economy.
Communication studies.
Research & development management.
Development economics & emerging economies.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
Poor
Social stratification
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The diffusion of mobile phones in the historical context of innovations from developed countries
  • To what extent are the poor engaged with mobile telephony
  • A pro-poor-bias : leapfrogging and the context
  • Micro, macro and scaling effects
  • Patterns of mobile phone use in Africa
  • Mobile phone use in Africa : implications for inequality and the digital divide.

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