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A Pro-poor Bias: Leapfrogging and the Context

In: The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries

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  • Jeffrey James

    (Tilburg University)

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The previous chapter suggested that the mobile phone has spread quite widely at the B of P even in relatively poor developing countries. I argued there that the popularity of this technology had to do partly with its affordability. In this chapter I seek to further explain the popularity of the mobile among those living at the BoP and to discuss how they benefit from it. My contention is that these issues have partly to do with the nature of the technology itself and partly with the context in which it is introduced in relatively backward areas of developing countries. In both cases, I contend that there is evidence of a pro-poor bias in the way benefits accrue to the various income groups.

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  • Jeffrey James, 2016. "A Pro-poor Bias: Leapfrogging and the Context," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries, chapter 0, pages 33-46, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spbchp:978-3-319-27368-6_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-27368-6_4
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