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Connectivity and the Digital Divide – Technology, Policy, and Design tradeoffs for Developing Regions
Tongia, Rahul - 2006
idealized model, I also present a new design for broadband across Africa (“FiberAfrica”) based on GIS modeling and a bottom …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441113
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Connectivity and the Digital Divide – Technology, Policy, and Design tradeoffs for Developing Regions
Tongia, Rahul - 2006
the idealized model, I also present a new design for broadband across Africa (“FiberAfrica”) based on GIS modeling and a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441271
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Is providing micro-credit social responsible?
Dalglish, Carol L. - 2010
Micro-finance, which includes micro-credit as one it its services, has become big business with a range of models – from those that operate on a strictly business basis to those who come from a philanthropic base, through Non Government organisations (NGOs). Success is often measured by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438177
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Positive design and construction of mechanisms for the sustainable development in microenterprises in Africa
Dalglish, Carol L.; Matthews, Judy H. - 2010
Enterprise development and its contribution to societal and economic outcomes are well known. However, limited research into microenterprises and the practices of microfinance and microcredit in developing countries has been carried out. This chapter presents the findings of research based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438352
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The Determinants of the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration
Chinn, Menzie D.; Fairlie, Robert W. - 2004
To identify the determinants of cross-country disparities in personal computer and Internet penetration, we examine a panel of 161 countries over the 1999-2001 period. Our candidate variables include economic variables (income per capita, years of schooling, illiteracy, trade openness),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444192
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<<The>> impact of culture and language on the use of the internet
Kralisch, Anett - 2006
Diese Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss von Kultur und Sprache auf die Nutzung des Internets. Drei Hauptgebiete wurden bearbeitet: (1) Der Einfluss von Kultur und Sprache auf Nutzerpräferenzen bezüglich der Darstellung von Informationen und Nutzung von Suchoptionen; (2) Der Einfluss von Kultur...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467039
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Consumer credit crowdfunding platforms in Spain
Barahona, Ricardo; Barreira, Roi
Artículo de revista ; This article describes the different consumer credit crowdfunding platform models that are … available from two of the platforms operating in Spain. The article shows that, while the volume of financing granted by this … bank lending figures. The evidence presented also shows that the risk profile of the borrowers who access this financing is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013385886
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Financing Non-Residential Photovoltaic Projects: Options and Implications
Bolinger, Mark - 2009
approaches to financing non-residential PV systems. This financial innovation--which is the topic of this report--has helped to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435381
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Geothermal Electric Projects from a User's Viewpoint
Nugent, James M. - 2006
The financing of a geothermal power plant has a unique characteristic which is not present with conventional oil, coal … concerns about the increased economic risks, the sources of financing are substantially different; thus, the risk of loss to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435415
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Susanville Geothermal Investigations, California, Supplemental Technical Data
2007
of this effort will be the development of the institutional tools (policy, planning, organizational, financing, legal and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435442