(RGS-IBG Book Series) 1st Edition
by James T. Murphy (Author), Pádraig Carmody (Author)
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
