 IntroductionJeffrey James ()
Chapter Chapter 1 in The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries, 2016, pp 1-6 from Springer Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this chapter is to state the main goals and findings of the book and to show how the chapters fit together. It is made clear at the outset, for example, that dealing with the impact of mobile phones on poverty cannot be done without first examining the extent to which the poor actually engage with this technology. For, if the engagement is minimal so too will be the direct impact on this group. It is with this recognition in mind that the first three chapters are devoted to the spread or diffusion of mobile telephones. These show, amongst other things, that with some exceptions there is quite a significant engagement of the poor with the new technology. Yet, despite this, and given the obvious importance of the issue, the literature on the impact of mobile phones on the poor is surprisingly scant. What of it there is, however, suggests the existence of a possible pro-poor bias at the level of individuals as well as countries. Keywords: Diffusion; Pro-poor bias; Information technology; Bottom of the pyramid (BoP); Fixed-line phones; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:spbchp:978-3-319-27368-6_1 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-27368-6_1 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in SpringerBriefs in Economics from Springer |
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