The new economy in development : ICT challenges and opportunities

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The new economy in development : ICT challenges and opportunities

edited by Anthony P. D'Costa ; foreword by Matti Pohjola

(Technology, globalization and development series)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The New Economy in Development presents conceptual and empirical analyses of the opportunities offered by information and communications technologies (ICT). Contributors include scholars and policy makers from international organizations, and the chapters include understudied cases from Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia.

Table of Contents

  • List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Foreword Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction: Charting a New Development Trajectory?
  • Anthony P. D'Costa Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations of Total Factor Productivity Measurement in Services: Looking Back and Ahead
  • B.Andersen & Marva E.Corley Emergent Regime Formation for the Information Society and the Impact on Africa
  • Derrick L.Cogburn The Internet and Economic Growth in LDCs: A Case of Managing Expectations?
  • C.Kenny Can ICT Make a Difference in the Development of Transition Economies?
  • Marcin Piatkowski ICT Initiatives in India: Lessons for Broad-based Development
  • P.D.Kaushik The Software and Information Services Sector in Argentina: The Pros and Cons of an Inward-Oriented Development Strategy
  • Daniel Chudnovsky & Andres Lopez ICT Opportunities and Challenges for Development in the Arab Region
  • Samia Satti O.M.Nour The Impact of Technology on Competitiveness: A Case Study of Indian Small Automotive Component Unit
  • T.A.Bhavani How to Solve the 'Hotmail Problem': Global-local Interfaces and Filipino Technopreneurs
  • Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu

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