Description
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.
Table of Contents
PROLOGUE PART 1: ICT’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT Introduction Chapter 1: Agricultural production processes Chapter 2: Trade Chapter 3: Diversified livelihoods Chapter 4: Microfinance Chapter 5: Remittances and social assistance Chapter 6: E-government Chapter 7: Climate change and natural resource management Chapter 8: The spread of ICT products and services PART 2: THE RISKS, DANGERS AND EXTERNALITIES OF ICT Introduction Chapter 9: Farming and rural employment Chapter 10: Financial safety and security Chapter 11: Gambling Chapter 12: The digital divide and its effects Chapter 13: Misinformation Chapter 14: Inclusivity and civic space CONCLUSIONS ANNEX 1: METHODOLOGY ANNEX 2: RESEARCH INTEGRITY AND ETHICS
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