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This chapter presents the general purposes and aims of the book. It briefly discusses the conceptual and theoretical background, explains the major targets of the presented theoretical and empirical analysis. It also explains the structure of the book and the contents of its consecutive chapters.
(…) the information and communication revolution—perhaps the most pervasive and global technological revolution in recent human history
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Author’s calculations.
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Ibid.
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To avoid varying terminologies, we use alternatively the term ‘developing countries’.
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Refers to narrowband network.
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Lechman, E. (2015). Introduction. In: ICT Diffusion in Developing Countries. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18254-4_1
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