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AFRICA'S INFORMATION REVOLUTION
TECHNICAL REGIMES AND PRODUCTION NETWORKS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND TANZANIA |
| By: |
James T. Murphy, Padraig Carmody |
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Paperback |
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£24.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1118751337 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781118751336 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
27 March, 2015 |
| Series: |
RGS-IBG Book Series |
| Pages: |
280 |
| Description: |
Africa s Information Revolution was recently announced as the 2016 prizewinner of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences - congratulations to the authors James T. |
| Synopsis: |
Africa s Information Revolution was recently announced as the 2016 prizewinner of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences - congratulations to the authors James T. Murphy and Padraig Carmody! Africa s Information Revolution presents an in-depth examination of the development and economic geographies accompanying the rapid diffusion of new ICTs in Sub-Saharan Africa.* Represents the first book-length comparative case study ICT diffusion in Africa of its kind * Confronts current information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) discourse by providing a counter to largely optimistic mainstream perspectives on Africa s prospects for m- and e-development * Features comparative research based on more than 200 interviews with firms from a manufacturing and service industry in Tanzania and South Africa * Raises key insights regarding the structural challenges facing Africa even in the context of the continent s recent economic growth spurt * Combines perspectives from economic and development geography and science and technology studies to demonstrate the power of integrated conceptual-theoretical frameworks * Include maps, photos, diagrams and tables to highlight the concepts, field research settings, and key findings |
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US |
| Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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