Information Technology and Poverty Reduction in South Asia
Author: R C Mishra
Publisher:
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9788172731373
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Author: R C Mishra
Publisher:
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9788172731373
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre
Publisher: Paris, France : Asian Development Bank, Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis conference proceedings examines technology's potential contribution to poverty reduction and looks at policies to make technology work for the poor.
Author: The Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre,
Publisher: OUP Pakistan
Published: 2009-10-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780195478129
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Report presents an analysis of the diffusion and adoption of technology, particularly ICT in the region and its impact on overall economic growth, employment, poverty reduction, as well the provision of health and education services in the region. The report draws from several interesting case studies particularly from India and Bangladesh that illustrate how ICT is being used innovatively to improve the efficiency and transparency in the delivery of public services. The Report however reiterates that technology by itself does not result in wonders. It has to be accompanied with an educated and skilled population as well as basic infrastructure.
Author: R. Jha
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2005-01-06
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 0230520316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume brings together frontline research on the prospects for rapid economic development in South Asia by leading academics and public policy experts. It reviews recent macroeconomic performance in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and examines three emergent challenges for the Indian economy: devising a policy response to climate change, attaining the millennium development goals and restructuring state level finances. The book then analyzes financial sector reforms and development of information and communications technology (ICT) firms and privatization policy in India and the South Asian approach to free trade arrangements and multilateral trade. It studies issues related to foreign perceptions of South Asian development including governance and foreign direct investment flows into India and Nepal. Finally the book studies the impact of the structural composition of economic growth on poverty in India, the evolution of inequality in India and elements of a strategy for poverty reduction in South Asia.
Author: Arul Chib
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-04-15
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9812873813
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe second volume in the SIRCA book series investigates the impact of information society initiatives by extending the boundaries of academic research into the realm of practice. Global in scope, it includes contributions and research projects from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The international scholarly community has taken a variety of approaches to question the impact of information society initiatives on populations in the Global South. This book addresses two aspects— Impact of research: How is the research on ICTs in the Global South playing a role in creating an information society? (e.g. policy formulation, media coverage, implementation in practice) and Research on impact: What is the evidence for the impact of ICTs on society? (i.e. the objectives of socio-economic development). This volume brings together a multiplicity of voices and approaches from social scientific research to produce an engaging volume for a variety of stakeholders including academics, researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and those in the business and civil sectors of society.
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Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780821328101
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the proceedings of an informal workshop on poverty reduction in South Asia sponsored by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the World Bank. This workshop on poverty reduction in South Asia brought together participants from a wide range of related fields. They identified several areas of consensus, clarified issues for further research, analysis, and discussion, and suggested possible future steps. Although much has been done to alleviate poverty, the pace remains slow, leading donor agencies to look for new approaches. Much success has been achieved in community-based and participatory programs, some of which incorporate insight from programs launched by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The Aga Khan Rural Support Program currently serves as a respected model. The participatory components are already included in a number of World Bank-financed programs while the Bank considers their incorporation even further. This is in line with the consensus that emerged from the workshop--that community-based participatory programs in South Asia hold great promise and provide a firm basis for pursuing such strategies through research, evaluation, and operational experimentation.
Author: John Q. Adams
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe prime premise in Clarence Ayres's Theory of Economic Progress (1962; c1944) is that the pace of advance in a society is driven by cumulative technological evolution. Technology is not tools alone, but encompasses irreducibly the human skills and ideas necessary to make and use tools for instrumental purposes. Technological progress depends on the flexibility of the counterpart institutional setting. The degree of institutional resistance or opposition inheres in five ceremonial features: social stratification, a system of conventions or mores, the potency of magical beliefs or ideology, the emotional conditioning of socialization, and the mystical rites and ceremonies that codify and intensify the institutional patterns of behavior (Ayres 1962, viii). In his most celebrated phrase, Ayres wrote, "Thus what happens to any society is determined jointly by the forward urging of its technology and the backward pressure of its ceremonial system" (Ayres 1962, ix). Surprisingly, his challenging thesis has rarely been applied as an overarching framework to guide practical development policy work in sectors at the country level. This field report sketches Nepal's economic conditions, explains the motivation for forwarding information technologies in the context of financial sector reforms, and identifies the founts of institutional resistance to their adoption. To date, these institutional obstructions have remained sufficiently powerful to slow to a crawl the pace of technological innovation in Nepal's financial sector.
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 26
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Adb Pacific Studies
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe objective of this booklet is to raise awareness among the different stakeholders on the role ICT may play in helping to develop the Pacific region. As there is no consolidated information available on the use of ICT in the region, this publication will assist in defining strategic directions and encourage organizations to reduce poverty by improving the delivery of basic services, such as education and health through the use of ICT.
Author: Jack J. Barry
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-07-24
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 0429996195
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite global economic disparities, recent years have seen rapid technological changes in developing countries, as it is now common to see people across all levels of society with smartphones in their hands and computers in their homes. However, does access to Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) actually improve the day-to-day lives of low-income citizens? This book argues that access to the internet can help alleviate poverty, improve development outcomes, and is now vital for realizing many human rights. This book posits that good governance is essential to the realization of inclusive pro-poor development goals, and puts forward policy recommendations that aim to mitigate the complex digital divide by employing governance as the primary actor. In making his argument, the author provides a quantitative analysis of developing countries, conjoined with a targeted in-depth study of Mexico. This mixed method approach provides an intriguing case for how improvements in the quality of governance impacts both ICT penetration, and poverty alleviation. Overall, the book challenges the neoliberal deterministic perspective that the open market will "solve" technology diffusion, and argues instead that good governance is the lynchpin that creates conducive conditions for ICTs to make an impact on poverty alleviation. In fact, the digital divide should not be considered binary, rather it is a multifaceted problem where income, education, and language all need to be considered to address it effectively. This book will be useful for researchers/students of development, communication technologies, and comparative politics as well as for development practitioners and policy makers with an interest in how modern technology is impacting the poor in the developing world.