New Perspectives on Current Development Policy : Covid-19, the Digital Divide, and State Internet Regulation Paperback / softback
by Jeffrey James
Part of the SpringerBriefs in Economics series
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This book presents new perspectives on current development policy against the background of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The author applies new methodological, disciplinary, and analytical approaches to examine specific major contemporary policy issues.
The topics covered include the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in developing countries, an anomaly in the digital divide, Internet connectivity differences in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the domination of India in the spread of new, low-cost smart feature phones. This book is a must-read for a general audience interested in the current development policy in the light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, as well as for students and researchers of development economics and development studies who are interested in issues involving the digital divide and state policy towards the internet in the Global-South.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:76 pages, 1 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 76 p. 1 illus.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:07/11/2021
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- ISBN:9783030884963
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:76 pages, 1 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 76 p. 1 illus.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:07/11/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9783030884963
