Gender, Internet Use, and Covid-19 in the Global South

Multiple Causalities and Policy Options

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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This book analyzes the use of the mobile Internet against the background of gender bias and Covid-19, currently two of the most important and pressing problems of the Global South.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-10-01
Mått155 x 235 x 5 mm
Vikt125 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSpringerBriefs in Economics
Antal sidor62
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031155758

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Jeffrey James is Emeritus Professor of Development Economics at Tilburg University (The Netherlands). Prior to that, he worked at Boston University (USA) and Oxford University (UK). His primary research interest is in information technology and development. He has conducted field research in East Africa and Latin America. James has written or edited various books and numerous peer-reviewed articles.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. First-Time Users of the Mobile Internet in the Global South.- Chapter 3. The Gender Digital Divide in Mobile Internet Use: Evidence, Explanations and Policy for the Global-South.- Chapter 4. Gender, Mobile Internet and COVID-19 in the Global South: Multiple Causalities.- Chapter 5. The Digital Use Divide Between Males and Females at Different Levels of Aggregation.