New Perspectives on Current Development Policy: Covid-19, the Digital Divide, and State Internet Regulation (1st ed. 2021) (SpringerBriefs in Economics)

By: Jeffrey James

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783030884970
Related ISBNs:: 9783030884963
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 12/07/21
Copyrighted By:: The Author
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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