Mobile Phones and Development in Africa / Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy (PDF)

"A must read for any development policy maker or practitioner especially if they are thinking about how and where digital technologies can add value and improve the livelihoods of the poor...Most important of all...(they) provide a framework to think about when and how digital is the solution."

-Tavneet Suri, Louis E. Seley, Professor of Applied Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

" I strongly recommend this book to all researchers and students interested in this area."

-Yaw Nyarko, Professor of Economics and Director of NYU Africa House, Center for Technology and Economic Development, New York University

"This is a very important book about a technology that has transformed all of our lives along multiple dimensions-mobile phones. This book cuts through the hype and hyperbole, and it provides a meaningful and theory-informed treatment of how information technology is shaping economic development in low-income countries-as a communication device and a financial service device."

-Erwin Bulte, Professor of Development Economics, Wageningen University

Joël Cariolle is Research Officer at the FERDI (France) and Associate Researcher at the CERDI - University Clermont-Auvergne. He conducts research on digitalization and development, and he contributes to the FERDI "Digital Trust" Chairs.