{"product_id":"africas-information-revolution-technical-regimes-and-production-networks-in-south-africa-and-tanzania-hardback-9781118751329","title":"Africa's Information Revolution; Technical Regimes and Production Networks in South Africa and Tanzania (Hardback) 9781118751329","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAfrica's Information Revolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTechnical Regimes and Production Networks in South Africa and Tanzania\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Murphy and Carmody have made an important contribution to the literature on the role of ICT in developing countries. Central to their analysis is a critique of technologically deterministic approaches to the debate. They go well beyond traditional 'impact studies' to consider the structuralist context in which ICT is applied. This leads to a fresh set of conclusions that will in my opinion be widely cited.' \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Jeffrey James, Professor of Development Economics, Tilburg University, The Netherlands\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Drawing on detailed and original empirical research, this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of upgrading and downgrading in Global Value Chains and Global Production Networks. The book will be of considerable interest to researchers, students and policymakers.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Raphael Kaplinsky, Professor of International Development, The Open University, UK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames T. Murphy (Author), Padraig R. Carmody (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118751329, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 March 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrica’s Information Revolution \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas recently announced as the 2016 prizewinner of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences - congratulations to the authors James T. Murphy and Padraig Carmody!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrica’s Information Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e presents an in-depth examination of the development and economic geographies accompanying the rapid diffusion of new ICTs in Sub-Saharan Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the first book-length comparative case study ICT diffusion in Africa of its kind\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConfronts current information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) discourse by providing a counter to largely optimistic mainstream perspectives on Africa’s prospects for m- and e-development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures comparative research based on more than 200 interviews with firms from a manufacturing and service industry in Tanzania and South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRaises key insights regarding the structural challenges facing Africa even in the context of the continent’s recent economic growth spurt\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines perspectives from economic and development geography and science and technology studies to demonstrate the power of integrated conceptual-theoretical frameworks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInclude maps, photos, diagrams and tables to highlight the concepts, field research settings, and key findings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface viii \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ICT4D: The Making of a Neoliberalized Meta-discourse (with Bjoern Surborg) 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ICTs and Economic Development in Africa: Theorizing Channels, Assessing Impacts 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 ICTs, Industrial Change, and Globalization in Africa: A Conceptual Framework 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ICTs in Action: SMMEs and Industrial Change in South Africa and Tanzania 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 ICT Integration, Sociotechnical Regimes, and Global Production Networks 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Downgrading and Differentiation in African SMMEs 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Emerging Regime and GPN Configurations: Neo-intermediation and ICT-enabled Extraversion (with Bjoern Surborg) 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Conclusion 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 243\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geography%20%5BRG%5D%22\"\u003eRG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52421367038232,"sku":"9781118751329","price":54.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118751329.jpg?v=1784592568","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/africas-information-revolution-technical-regimes-and-production-networks-in-south-africa-and-tanzania-hardback-9781118751329","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}