Development as Freedom in a Digital Age : Experiences from the Rural Poor in Bolivia
Under what conditions can new technologies enhance the well-being of poor communities? The study designs an alternative evaluation framework (AEF) that applies Amartya Sen’s capability approach to the study of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in order to place people’s well-being,...
Main Author: | Gigler, Björn Sören |
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Format: | Publications & Research |
Language: | en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21631 |
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