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dc.contributor.authorKomia Domatob, Jerry*
dc.contributor.authorAusmus, William*
dc.contributor.authorButler, John*
dc.contributor.editorEade, Deborahen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-24T09:46:47Zen
dc.date.available2011-05-24T09:46:47Zen
dc.date.issued1996-08-01en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/0961452961000157814en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/130230en
dc.descriptionNew communication technologies may be a mixed blessing for tropical African states. They could foster development, by promoting health, education, agriculture, entertainment, business and tourism; and also enhance international trade and regional cooperation. However, these technologies might accentuate the gap between the rich and poor, creating a society characterised by an information-rich elite and an information-poor under-class. In an age when information is power, this could devastate countries that are facing the problems of poverty, disease, hunger, and political instability. Ultimately, these technologies might also jeopardise the sovereignty, security, human rights, and, consequently, the development of countries in tropical Africa.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>en
dc.format.extent12en
dc.format.mimetypePDFen
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/new-communication-technologies-in-tropical-african-development-130230
dc.subjectApproach and methodology
dc.subjectFood and livelihoods
dc.subjectRights
dc.titleNew communication technologies in tropical African developmenten
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.journalDevelopment in Practiceen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment methods
oxfam.subject.keywordLivelihoods
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment in Practice Journal
oxfam.subject.keywordDiP
prism.number3en
prism.volume6en
dc.year.issuedate1996en
dc.year.issuedate1996en


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