The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries

• Main Author: James, Jeffrey (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics,
• Subjects: Management.; Industrial management.; Social policy.; Development economics.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Communication.; Economics.; Development Economics.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.; Social Policy.; Communication Studies.; Innovation/Technology Management.

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...

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.