@article{1440849, author = {James, Jeffrey,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1440849}, title = {New perspectives on current development policy : COVID-19, the digital divide, and state internet regulation /}, abstract = {This book presents new perspectives on current development policy against the background of the Covid-19 pandemic. The author applies new methodological, disciplinary, and analytical approaches to examine specific major contemporary policy issues. The topics covered include the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in developing countries, an anomaly in the digital divide, Internet connectivity differences in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the domination of India in the spread of new, low-cost smart feature phones. This book is a must-read for a general audience interested in the current development policy in the light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, as well as for students and researchers of development economics and development studies who are interested in issues involving the digital divide and state policy towards the internet in the Global-South.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88497-0}, recid = {1440849}, pages = {1 online resource (viii, 76 pages) :}, }