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973057
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b727427
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| Main Entry
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Navas-Sabater, Juan,1968-
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Telecommunications and Information Services for the Poor : : Toward a Strategy for Universal Access.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: World Bank,, ©2002.
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| Series Statement
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World Bank discussion paper,; no. 432
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1 online resource (xi, 101 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0585450803
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: 0821351214
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: 1280087935
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: 6610087938
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: 9780585450803
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: 9780821351215
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: 9781280087936
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: 9786610087938
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-101).
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| Contents
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Telecommunications, Information and Poverty Reduction -- Knowledge and Development -- Role of Information and Communications Technologies in Poverty Reduction -- The Digital Divide -- The World Bank Group's Strategic Role -- Overview of the Access Problem -- The Two Dimensions of the Access Problem -- The Two Access Gaps -- Basic Access Indicators -- Access to Information Technology and the Internet -- Technology and Market Solutions for the Access Gaps -- Technology and Cost Trends -- Retailing Innovations and Community Access Trends -- Policy and Regulatory Models for Improving Access -- Country Groupings Based on Liberalization and Geoeconomic Dimensions -- Policy and Regulatory Options for the Market Efficiency Gap -- Bridging the Access Gap in a Less than Liberalized Environment -- Bridging the Access Gap in a Liberalizing Environment -- Smart Subsidies and Other Financial Schemes to Promote Universal Access -- The Emerging New Breed of "Rural" Operators -- World Bank Group Experience to Date -- World Bank Experience -- IFC Experience -- Emerging Lessons from World Bank Group Operations -- Toward A Strategy for Universal Access -- Strategic Directions -- Implementation and Monitoring -- Regulatory and Market Structure of Selected Countries -- Universal Service / Access Approach in Selected Countries -- Universal Access Profiles of Selected Countries -- Methodology for Country Groupings -- Methodology to Approximate Universal Access Costs.
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| Abstract
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Annotation
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Digital divide.
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Information technology-- Social aspects.
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Telecommunication policy.
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Telecommunication-- Social aspects.
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Fossé numérique.
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Technologie de l'information-- Aspect social.
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Télécommunications-- Aspect social.
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Télécommunications-- Politique gouvernementale.
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COMPUTERS-- Information Technology.
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Digital divide.
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Information technology-- Social aspects.
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Telecommunication policy.
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Telecommunication-- Social aspects.
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Armen (personen)
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INFORMATION SERVICES.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
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Recht op informatie.
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SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS.
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Telecommunicatie.
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
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| Dewey Classification
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303.48/33
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| LC Classification
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HE7645.N38 2002
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05.20bcl
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QR 700rvk
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| Added Entry
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Dymond, Andrew,1947-
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Juntunen, Niina,1971-
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