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Digital Interactions in Developing Countries: An Economic Perspective

2013 Jeffrey James The right of Jeffrey James to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. ;ISBN: 9781136238468 ;ISBN: 1136238468 ;ISBN: 9780415627320 ;ISBN: 041562732X ;ISBN: 1138904155 ;ISBN: 9781138904156 ;EISBN: 9781136238468 ;EISBN: 020310210X ;EISBN: 9780203102107 ;EISBN: 1136238468 ;EISBN: 041562732X ;EISBN: 9781136238451 ;EISBN: 113623845X ;EISBN: 9780415627320 ;DOI: 10.4324/9780203102107 ;OCLC: 880910225

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  • Title:
    Digital Interactions in Developing Countries: An Economic Perspective
  • Author: James, Jeffrey
  • Subjects: bandwidth ; Developing countries ; Development Economics ; Development Studies ; Digital divide ; digital preparedness ; Economics ; Economics and Development ; ICT ; ICT Development Index ; Information Technology ; internet ; internet cafe ; kiosks ; leapfrogging ; low cost laptop ; Management & auxiliary services ; Microeconomics ; mobile phones ; Political Economic Studies ; poverty ; Technological innovations ; Technology ; telecentre ; XO laptop
  • Description: Jeffrey James is one of the relatively few academics to have systematically taken on the topic of IT and development. In this timely book he undertakes a methodological critique of prominent topics in the debate. Challenging the existing literature by international and governmental institutions, the book looks not only at the digital divide but also at issues such as digital preparedness, leapfrogging and low-cost computers. James also raises important issues which have been largely neglected in the literature, such as the implications for poverty in developing countries and the macroeconomics of mobile phones. The book argues that benefits from IT are captured in a different form in developing as opposed to developed countries. In the latter, gains come from technology ownership and use, whereas in the former, benefits cannot be captured as much in this way because ownership is more limited. Interestingly, the author shows that developing countries have responded to this distinction with a series of local innovations which are often low-cost and pro-poor. This finding contradicts the widely held view that poor countries are unable to generate major innovations within their own borders. Accessible and clearly written, this book will be of great interest to scholars of development economics and development studies, and is relevant to both policy-makers and academics.
  • Publisher: United Kingdom: Routledge
  • Creation Date: 2013
  • Format: 280
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 9781136238468
    ISBN: 1136238468
    ISBN: 9780415627320
    ISBN: 041562732X
    ISBN: 1138904155
    ISBN: 9781138904156
    EISBN: 9781136238468
    EISBN: 020310210X
    EISBN: 9780203102107
    EISBN: 1136238468
    EISBN: 041562732X
    EISBN: 9781136238451
    EISBN: 113623845X
    EISBN: 9780415627320
    DOI: 10.4324/9780203102107
    OCLC: 880910225
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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