ICT Pathways to Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence from East and Southern Africa - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853398160 ISBN 13 : 9781853398162

Editeur : Practical Action Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

This book provides new empirical evidence on access to and use of ICTs and their effect on poor households in East African and Southern African countries. It addresses the questions: Under what conditions do women benefit economically from using ICTs? How are the livelihoods of rural users affected? Which ICTs are being used by low-income entrepreneurs? ICT Pathways to Poverty Reduction presents a conceptual framework to analyse how poverty dynamics change over time and whether ICT access benefits the poor as well as the not-so-poor. The chapters contain case studies on how various forms of ICTs affect different aspects of poverty based on research in East and Southern African countries at the household level or among micro and small enterprises, concluding that ICTs make a difference to the livelihoods of the poor and contribute to reducing both financial and non-financial dimensions of poverty.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Edith Ofwona Adera is a Senior Program Specialist, International Development Research Centre, Canada.

Timothy M. Waema is Professor of Information Systems, University of Nairobi.

Julian May is a Professor at the Institute for Social Development, University of the Western Cape.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Practical Action Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853398160
• ISBN 13: 9781853398162
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Éditeur: Ofwona Adera Edith, Waema Timothy M., May Julian, Mascarenhas Ophelia, Diga Kathleen
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible