Digital poverty : Latin American and Caribbean perspectives / [edited by Hernan Galperin and Judith Mariscal].

Published: Rugby, Warwickshire : Practical Action Pub./International Development Research Centre, 2007.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (161 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators: Galperin, Hernan, Mariscal, Judith, and International Development Research Centre (Canada)

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English.

Contents

Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Concept of Information Poverty and How to Measure it in the Latin American Context -- 2. Analysis of ICT Demand: What Is Digital Poverty and How to Measure It? -- 3. New Market Scenarios in Latin America -- 4. Institutional Design of the Regulator in Latin America and the Caribbean -- 5. Microtelcos in Latin America and the Caribbean -- 6. Selecting Sustainable ICT Solutions for Pro-poor Intervention -- 7. Conclusion: ICT and Pro-poor Strategies and Research -- About the Authors

Summary

This book examines the problem of inadequate access to information and communication technology (ICT) and the need to develop appropriate pro-poor ICT policies within the Latin American and Caribbean context. The authors show how market reforms have failed to ensure that the benefits of the Information Society have spread across the many social and economic divides that characterize the region.

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9781552503423 (electronic bk.)
1552503429 (electronic bk.)
9781780441115
1780441118
1280924799
9781280924798
9781853396632 (pbk.)
185339663X (pbk.)
1552503240
9781552503249
9781552503243
9786610924790
6610924791

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Includes bibliographical references.

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