The distributional consequences of mobile phones in Jamaica

Thakur, Dhanaraj; Cozzens, Susan E.

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The distributional consequences of mobile phones in Jamaica

dc.contributor.author	Thakur, Dhanaraj
dc.contributor.author	Cozzens, Susan E.
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Public Policy
dc.date.accessioned	2010-10-05T18:10:08Z
dc.date.available	2010-10-05T18:10:08Z
dc.date.issued	2008-09
dc.description	Presented at the GLOBELICS 6th International Conference 2008 22-24 September, Mexico City, Mexico.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The paper seeks to understand the nature of distributional consequences associated with mobile phones in Jamaica. By distributional consequences we are referring to the changes in the distribution of key aspects of social and personal development. Mobile phones are a pervasive technology in almost all societies. They are even more important in societies such as Jamaica which have had traditionally low levels of fixed-line telephone penetration. While the potential benefits from such a communication technology are enormous, from a policy level, it is also important to understand how these benefits (and costs) are absorbed by different groups in society given a particular set of national conditions. To understand this dynamic, we first explain the framework and methodology which we will use in this paper. Next, we look at national socio-economic conditions of Jamaica. This is followed by an examination of the development and diffusion of mobile phones in Jamaica and the current industry environment. We then review the various public interventions in the sector including major telecommunications policies. Finally we analyze the various distributional consequences of mobile phones based on the national conditions, industry structure and public interventions that have been outlined.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/35087
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	GLOBELICS06. Inequality and employment: Technological change and its effects on distributional issues	en_US
dc.subject	Mobile phones	en_US
dc.subject	Telecommunication policy	en_US
dc.subject	Jamaica	en_US
dc.title	The distributional consequences of mobile phones in Jamaica	en_US
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dc.type.genre	Proceedings
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local.contributor.author	Cozzens, Susan E.
local.contributor.corporatename	School of Public Policy
local.contributor.corporatename	Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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