The New Economy in Development: ICT Challenges and Opportunities (Technology, Globalization and Development)

The New Economy in Development presents conceptual and empirical analyses of the opportunities offered by information and communications technologies (ICT). By focusing on the interrelationships between ICT, services, globalization, international agreements and broader development goals, the volume offers a range of policy options for harnessing ICT for development. Contributors include scholars and policy makers from international organizations, and the chapters include understudied cases from Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Asia.

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Name in long format: The New Economy in Development: ICT Challenges and Opportunities (Technology, Globalization and Development)
ISBN-10: 0230001467
ISBN-13: 9780230001466
Book pages: 258
Book language: en
Edition: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions: Height: 8.50392 Inches, Length: 5.5118 Inches, Weight: 1.0031032921 Pounds, Width: 0.6251956 Inches

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