Overview
- Examines the effects of the use of mobile phones on poverty and inequality
- Analyses the impact of technology adoption at both microeconomic and macroeconomic levels and the transition between them
- Shows the degree to which mobile phones substitute fixed-line phones and the implications of this for poverty and inequality
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Economics (BRIEFSECONOMICS)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jeffrey James is Emeritus Professor of Development Economics at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Previously he was Research Fellow at Queen Elizabeth House Oxford and Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston.
University in the USA. His research is focused on information technology and development.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries
Authors: Jeffrey James
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27368-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-27366-2Published: 06 January 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-27368-6Published: 23 December 2015
Series ISSN: 2191-5504
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5512
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 93
Number of Illustrations: 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Development Economics, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Social Policy, Communication Studies, Innovation/Technology Management