| Description |
xxiii, 330 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
World development report ; 2016
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World development report ; 2016.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"This Report aims to inspire and guide the researchers and practitioners who can help advance a new set of development approaches based on a fuller consideration of psychological and social influences."--Page 2. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Overview: Strengthening the analog foundation of digital revolution: Digital transformations--digital divides -- How the internet promotes development -- Dividends: Growth, jobs, and service delivery -- Risks: Concentration, inequality, and control -- Making the internet universal, affordable, open, and safe -- Analog complements for a digital economy -- Global cooperation to solve global problems-- Reaping digital dividends for everyone -- Notes -- References -- Spotlight 1: How the internet promotes development -- Part 1: Facts and analysis -- Chapter 1: Accelerating growth -- Connected businesses -- More trade, higher productivity, and greater competition -- Digital technologies can lead firms and countries to diverge -- Nexus of technology and regulation -- Future of markets -- Notes -- References -- Sector focus 1: Agriculture -- Spotlight 2: Digital finance -- Chapter 2: Expanding opportunities: Connected people -- Creating jobs, boosting labor productivity, and benefiting consumers -- Labor market polarization can lead to greater inequality -- Race between skills and technology -- Future of jobs -- Notes -- References -- Sector focus 2: Education -- Spotlight 3: Social media -- Chapter 3: Delivering services: Connected governments -- Greater state capability and citizen participation -- Digital technologies too often fail to empower citizens -- Gap between technology and institutions -- Future of public services -- Notes -- References -- Sector focus 3: e-health -- Spotlight 4: Digital identity -- Part 2: Policies: Chapter 4: Sectoral policies: Making the internet universal, affordable, open, and safe -- Shaping the digital economy -- Supply-side policies: Availability, accessibility, and affordability -- Demand-side policies: Open and safe internet use -- Promoting the digital economy -- Notes -- References -- Sector focus 4: Smart cities -- Spotlight 5: Data revolution -- Chapter 5: National priorities: Analog foundations for a digital economy -- Interdependence between technology and complements -- Regulations: Helping businesses connect and compete -- Skills: Making the internet work for everyone -- Institutions: Connecting for a capable and accountable government -- Digital safeguards -- Notes -- References -- Sector focus 5: Energy -- Chapter 6: Global cooperation: Internet governance -- Toward a global digital market -- Leveraging information for sustainable development -- Notes -- References -- Sector focus 6: Environmental management -- Spotlight 6: Six digital technologies to watch. |
| Subject |
Electronic commerce.
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Electronic commerce. |
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Digital divide.
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Digital divide. |
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Electronic benefits transfers.
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Electronic benefits transfers. |
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Electronic funds transfers.
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Electronic funds transfers. |
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Electronic data interchange.
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Electronic data interchange. |
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Home banking services.
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Home banking services. |
| Added Title |
Digital Dividends : World Development Report 2016 |
| ISBN |
9781464807282 |
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1464807280 |
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9781464806711 |
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1464806713 |
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