On the role of telecommunications in development |
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Authors: | Bjorn Wellenius |
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Affiliation: | Bjorn Wellenius is Senior Economist in the Telecommunications, Electronics and New Technology Division, Industry Department, The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA (Tel; 202 477-1234). |
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Abstract: | Numerous studies document the relationship between telecommunications and economic development. The main types and relative merits of these are summarized. The paper argues that more of the same will do little to help promote accelerated telecommunications investment in developing countries as needed. Rather, the efforts should now mainly concentrate on conveying existing sector knowledge to governments and international agencies. The paper focuses on examples of simple, proven tools which can be used to supplement telecommunications project analysis for this purpose. |
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Keywords: | Telecommunications Development Investment |
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