Technology, Globalization and Poverty

By: Jeffrey James

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An examination of the theoretical and empirical interactions between globalization, technology and poverty. Jeffrey James studies the effect of information technology on patterns of globalization and explores how such patterns can be altered to reduce the growing global divide between rich and poor nations. The author first illustrates how the impact of information technology on globalization can be conceptualized in terms of transaction costs, product proliferation and mechanisms of cumulative causation. He finds that globalization tends to benefit a relatively small group of rich individuals, firms and countries. Consequently he suggests policy measures through which information technology can be used to lessen, rather than exacerbate, the digital divide. He goes on to argue that even if the proposed measures are reasonably successful, considerable attention will still need to be paid to conventional technologies and, in particular, to the promotion of technologies that will benefit the poorest groups in the developing nations. Finally, the author looks in detail at technology policy in sub-Saharan Africa, a region which has profited least by new technologies such as email and the Internet.

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'. . . this monograph by Jeffrey James is most welcome as it focuses on one of the key drivers, technology, and one of the key consequences, poverty, and thus engages with the important policy debates on the "digital divide". . . the book is concise, clearly written and contains a wealth of detailed empirical evidence regarding the nature of global poverty and pro-poor modes of technical integration in the global economy.' -- Corinne Nativel, Economic Geography Research Group

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List of figures	p. vii
List of tables	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. x
Conceptualizing the Influence of Information Technology on Globalization
Information technology, transaction costs and globalization	p. 11
Product proliferation, comparative advantage and developing countries (Appendix 2.1: Explaining vertical intra-industry trade between North and South: a techno-historical approach)	p. 23
Information technology, cumulative causation and patterns of globalization in the Third World	p. 53
Pro-Poor Modes of Technical Integration into the Global Economy
Pro-poor modes of technical integration into the global economy (Appendix 4.1: Grameen Telecom and the poor)	p. 71
Bridging the digital divide by means of low-cost information technologies	p. 95
Technology Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Aid reform in African industry: the technological dimension	p. 111
Trait-making for labour-intensive technology in Sub-Saharan Africa	p. 126
Index	p. 143
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