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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jeffrey James |
| ISBN: | 041532632X 9780415326322 9780203325506 0203325508 |
| OCLC Number: | 54692749 |
| Description: | xi, 125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Analytical foundations of a new paradigm -- 2. The existing paradigm and its limitations -- 3. An emerging paradigm -- Pt. II. Radios, telephones and Internet access -- 4. Community radio and the Internet -- 5. Basic telephony and the Internet in rural areas -- Pt. III. Rural Internet access : alternatives to radios and telephones -- 6. The need for alternatives -- 7. The role of rural Internet kiosks : Gyandoot -- 8. The role of rural Internet kiosks : n-Logue. |
| Series Title: | Routledge studies in development economics, 39. |
| Responsibility: | Jeffrey James. |
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Abstract:
This original contribution to the debate on developing countries and IT suggests that the benefits of the internet can be passed on via an intermediary.
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- Information technology -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
- Internet -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
- Telecommunication -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
- Rural development -- Developing countries.
- Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
- Informatietechnologie.
- Economische ontwikkeling.
- Informationstechnik.
- Wirtschaftsentwicklung.
- Entwicklungsländer.
