Willem van Eekelen

Gebundenes Buch

ICT and Rural Development in the Global South

Beschreibung

This book dives into the achievements, opportunities, risks and dangers of ICT in the rural Global South, and takes a look at the likely future. This engaging account of ICT and rural development will help students, academics, governmental policymakers, donors and investors wishing to support socio-economic development in the Global South.

Autor

Dr Willem van Eekelen is an economist who worked for a range of companies, donors, UN agencies and non-governmental organisations - always in the broad field of international development. Until 2010, Willem mostly held policy and programme positions. Since then, he has worked as an independent evaluator in the humanitarian and development sectors. In parallel, Willem supports organisations with their strategy development, holds occasional trusteeships and teaches at the University of Birmingham. Willem co-owns Green Visions, a rural adventure tourism company. His previous publications include academic works (including Routledge's Rural Development in Practice ) as well as a few tourist guides and Bloomsbury's 100 ideas for Dads who love their kids but find them exhausting.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 421g
• ISBN-13: 9781032588445
• ISBN-10: 1032588446
• Artikelnr.: 68715721