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 utilization of mobile phones as a means of communication and the degree to which they have supplanted fixed-line phones. Readers will learn why the substitution effect is stronger among poor than rich users and why the benefits of some mobile phone projects are confined to the local or village level, while in other projects the gains can be felt throughout the economy as a whole.
| ISBN: | 9783319273662 |
| Publication date: | 6th January 2016 |
| Author: | Jeffrey James |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 93 pages |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Economics |
| Genres: |
Development economics and emerging economies Media studies Social groups, communities and identities Social welfare and social services Regional, state and other local government Business innovation |
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 utilization of mobile phones as a means of communication and the degree to which they have supplanted fixed-line phones. Readers will learn why the substitution effect is stronger among poor than rich users and why the benefits of some mobile phone projects are confined to the local or village level, while in other projects the gains can be felt throughout the economy as a whole.
The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries features in the following genres: Development economics and emerging economies, Media studies, Social groups, communities and identities, Social welfare and social services, Regional, state and other local government, Business innovation
The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries is available in Paperback
The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries was written by Jeffrey James and published by Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing
The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries has 93 pages
Yes it is part of SpringerBriefs in Economics series