Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Abstract -- 1.1 The Diffusion of Mobile Phones to the Poor -- 1.2 The Impact of Mobile Phones -- Reference -- 2 The Diffusion of Mobile Phones in the Historical Context of Innovations from Developed Countries -- Abstract -- 2.1 The Rogers...

This book investigates at both the micro- and macroeconomic levels the impact of mobile phones on poverty and inequality in developing countries. To gauge the effects of mobile phones on these aspects, the author refers to the standard concept of technology adoption and also analyses the actual...