Introduction to Special Issue: Mobile technologies and inclusive development in Africa

Asongu, Simplice and Boateng, Agyenim (2018): Introduction to Special Issue: Mobile technologies and inclusive development in Africa. Published in: Journal of African Business , Vol. 19, No. 3 (August 2018): pp. 297-301.

Abstract

The primary objective of this special issue is to showcase high-quality interdisciplinary research in the field of mobile phone technology and inclusive economic development, with a view to inspire and educate readers and policy makers on the vital role of mobile phones in economic development in Africa. We hope that the articles in this special issue will encourage academics and policy makers to carry out more research on the challenges and opportunities mobile phone technology offers in our quest to develop our communities.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Mobile phones; inclusive human development; Africa
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G20 - General; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I10 - General; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O40 - General; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O55 - Africa

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