The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries
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| Summary: | VIII, 93 p. 4 illus. in color. text |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Economics,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27368-6 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- 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 Internet
- Micro, Macro and Scaling Effects
- Patterns of Mobile Phone Use in Africa
- Mobile Phones and Safety in Developing Countries: Further Evidence
- Mobile Phone Use in Africa: Implications for Inequality and the Digital Divide.