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100 1 $aJames, Jeffrey,$d1949-$eauthor.
245 10 $aInstitutions, technology and development in Africa /$cJeffrey James.
250 $a1 Edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2019.
300 $a1 online resource (vi, 130 pages)
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $acomputer$bc$2rdamedia
338 $aonline resource$bcr$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aRoutledge studies in development economics
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"An extensive literature has demonstrated that technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa are largely inappropriate: that is, that they are typically capital and import-intensive rather than labour and local input-intensive. These technologies have created a pattern of development that is highly unequal with widespread unemployment and under-employment. In this literature, however, relatively little attention has been paid to the institutions that govern the generation, adoption and use of technology. This book draws on historical analysis and case studies to evaluate how institutions in different countries, including those in Africa itself, generate technologies that vary in their characteristics and suitability for the region. Through these case studies, insight is gained into the characteristics of "appropriate" institutions that might underlie a more balanced pattern of technology and development than currently exists. The findings of the book clearly confirm a major tenet of institutionalist theory, namely that institutions developed in one set of circumstances are unlikely to be appropriate to conditions in a markedly different set. This book will be of interest to economists, social historians, and anyone with an interest in modern African development"--$cProvided by publisher.
588 $aDescription based on print version record.
505 00 $t1. Introduction: theories of institutions -- PART I Non-digital technologies -- 2. Scaling up pilot projects in Africa: four cases -- 3. The changing institutional environment for technology in Africa -- 4. An institutional critique of measures to compare technological capabilities between rich and poor countries: the case of Africa -- PART II Digital technologies -- 5. Internet use, institutions and well-being: evidence from Africa -- 6. Institutional and societal innovations in IT for developing countries -- 7. The macroeconomic consequences of the One Laptop per Child program -- 8. Sharing mechanisms for IT in developing countries, social capital and quality of life -- 9. A sequential analysis of the welfare effects of mobile phones in Africa.
650 0 $aEconomic development$xTechnological innovations$zAfrica.
650 0 $aTechnological innovations$xEconomic aspects$zAfrcia.
650 0 $aInstitutional economics.
650 6 $aDéveloppement économique$xInnovations$zAfrique.
650 6 $aInstitutionnalisme.
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650 7 $aInstitutional economics.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00974297
650 7 $aEconomic development$xTechnological innovations.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00901882
650 7 $aAppropriate technology.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00811814
650 7 $aTechnology.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01145078
651 7 $aSub-Saharan Africa.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01239520
651 7 $aAfrica.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01239509
651 7 $aDeveloping countries.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01242969
655 0 $aElectronic books.
655 4 $aElectronic books.
776 08 $iPrint version:$tInstitutions, technology and development in Africa$dNew York : Routledge, 2019.$z9781138545823$w(DLC) 2018040155
830 0 $aRoutledge studies in development economics.
856 40 $uhttp://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio15136612$zTaylor & Francis eBooks
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