HAS MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGY HAD AN IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Howard Griffin ()
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Howard Griffin: Assistant Professor of International Business Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, USA

Far East Journal of Psychology and Business, 2013, vol. 11 No 3 Paper 1 June, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Mobile phone technology has become increasingly pervasive in our modern world. Although it is something of a convenience in the developed world, it has the potential to serve as a means to improvement in quality of life in the developing world due to the scarcity of land lines and the prohibitive cost involved in the acquisition of this form of communication. This study will examine the possible effect of mobile phone technology in areas of Latin America, Asia, and Africa to determine a possible correlation between mobile phone usage, density and other secondary factors with quality of life as measured by the Human Development Index.

Keywords: Latin America; Africa; Asia; Mobile Phones; Quality of Life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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