Information and Communication Technologies for Development and Poverty Reduction The Potential of Telecommunications |
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| Editor:
| Torero, Maximo
Von Braun, Joachim |
| Series title: | International Food Policy Research Institute Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-8041-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2006 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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The IT revolution made some glorious promises to the world's poor: instant access to information and far-flung markets, political empowerment, greater growth, even the possibility that countries could leapfrog entire stages of development. But when none of that happened in a hurry, the hoopla gave way to concern that rather than closing the wealth ......
The IT revolution made some glorious promises to the world's poor: instant access to information and far-flung markets, political empowerment, greater growth, even the possibility that countries could leapfrog entire stages of development. But when none of that happened in a hurry, the hoopla gave way to concern that rather than closing the wealth ......