Much has been said of the benefits of access to telecommunication especially at the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’.2 The economic as well as social benefits from such access can, in theory enable people to graduate from poverty and also contribute more widely to development. Thus it can be argued...

This paper attempts to assess three main issues on Peruvian telecommunications technology: what are the main variables that explain the demand for access to telephone services; how important is access to telephone services in explaining the transition out of poverty, and what are the consumption...

This paper attempts to assess three main issues on Peruvian telecommunications technology: what are the main variables that explain the demand for access to telephone services; how important is access to telephone services in explaining the transition out of poverty, and what are the consumption...

This study tried to ascertain the impact of developments in telecommunications on household Poverty level in Nigeria through its impact on household per capita income, small business turn over employment and health, using cross-sectional data from a nationwide survey. Two states were selected...

We investigate if participation in Indian Self Help Group microfinance program (SHG) results in reducing vulnerability. Vulnerability estimates are constructed using crosssectional SHG rural household survey data, collected in 2003. The potential selection bias is eliminated by propensity score...