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Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	New perspectives on current development policyby Jeffrey James.
Reminder of title:	COVID-19, the digital divide, and state internet regulation /
Author:	James, Jeffrey.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021.
Description:	viii, 76 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Economic development21st century.Developing countries
Subject:	Developing countries
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88497-0
ISBN:	9783030884970$q(electronic bk.)

New perspectives on current development policyCOVID-19, the digital divide, and state internet regulation /
James, Jeffrey.

New perspectives on current development policyCOVID-19, the digital divide, and state internet regulation /[electronic resource] :by Jeffrey James. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021. - viii, 76 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - SpringerBriefs in economics,2191-5512. - SpringerBriefs in economics..

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Cognitive Dissonance Theory and Policy Towards the Corona Epidemic in Developing Countries -- Chapter 3. Digital Divide Reversal: Evidence, Explanations and Implications -- Chapter 4. Why is India so Dominant in the Demand for New Smart Feature Phones that are Internet Connected? -- Chapter 5. Interregional and Intercountry Analysis of Mobile Internet Connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 6. Mobile Use of the Internet Among the Poor in the Global South: Preferences, Theories and Policies.

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.

ISBN: 9783030884970$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-88497-0doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

911996
Economic development
--Developing countries--21st century.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

236460
Developing countries

LC Class. No.: HC59.7 / .J35 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 338.9

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