Under what conditions can new technologies enhance the well-being of poor communities? The study designs an alternative evaluation framework (AEF) that applies Amartya Sen's capability approach to the study of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in order to place …
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Abbreviations and Acronyms; PART I: ICTs and the Well-Being of Poor Communities; 1. Introduction: People, Technology, and Well-Being; Emerging Evidence on the Links between ICTs and Development; The…
Under what conditions can new technologies enhance the well-being of poor communities? The study designs an alternative evaluation framework (AEF) that applies Amartya Sen's capability approach to the study of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in order to place …