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Libro 37 di 39: Rethinking Development

Van Eekelen, Willem

 
9781032588445: ICT and Rural Development in the Global South
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ISBN 10: 1032588446 ISBN 13: 9781032588445
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2023

Sinossi

This book dives into the achievements, opportunities, risks and dangers of ICT in the rural Global South, and takes a look at the likely future.

Drawing on years of experience across 45 counties, as well as extensive original academic research, Willem van Eekelen situates the evolving role of ICT in wider development patterns in the Global South. He discusses the effects of ICT on agriculture, trade, financial flows, resource management and governmental performance. He then considers the associated risks of financial insecurity, online gambling, exclusion, misinformation and the effects of ICT on people’s freedom. The book concludes with six recommendations to maximise the usefulness of rural ICT investments and minimise the risk of them causing harm.

This engaging and authoritative account of ICT and rural development will help students, academics, governmental policymakers, donors and investors wishing to support socio-economic development in the Global South.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Dr Willem van Eekelen is an economist who worked for a range of companies, donors, UN agencies and non-governmental organisations – always in the broad field of international development. Until 2010, Willem mostly held policy and programme positions. Since then, he has worked as an independent evaluator in the humanitarian and development sectors. In parallel, Willem supports organisations with their strategy development, holds occasional trusteeships and teaches at the University of Birmingham. Willem co-owns Green Visions, a rural adventure tourism company. His previous publications include academic works (including Routledge’s Rural Development in Practice) as well as a few tourist guides and Bloomsbury’s 100 ideas for Dads who love their kids but find them exhausting.

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Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
2023
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1032588446
ISBN 13 
9781032588445
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
226
Contatto del produttore
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
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