SpringerBriefs in Economics: Covid-19, the Digital Divide, and State Internet Regulation

James, Jeffrey

This book presents new perspectives on current development policy against the background of the Covid-19 pandemic. The author applies new methodological, disciplinary, and analytical approaches to examine specific major contemporary policy issues. The topics covered include the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in developing countries, an anomaly in the digital divide, Internet connectivity differences in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the domination of India in the spread of new, low-cost smart feature phones.

This book is a must-read for a general audience interested in the current development policy in the light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, as well as for students and researchers of development economics and development studies who are interested in issues involving the digital divide and state policy towards the internet in the Global-South.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2021-11-07

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783030884963

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88497-0

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 76