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Poverty, Inequality and New Technologies in Latin America

Poverty, Inequality and New Technologies in Latin America

Simone Cecchini
Copyright: © 2005 |Pages: 7
ISBN13: 9781591405757|ISBN10: 1591405750|EISBN13: 9781591407911
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch101
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Cecchini, Simone. "Poverty, Inequality and New Technologies in Latin America." Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology, edited by Stewart Marshall, et al., IGI Global, 2005, pp. 569-575. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch101

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Cecchini, S. (2005). Poverty, Inequality and New Technologies in Latin America. In S. Marshall, W. Taylor, & X. Yu (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology (pp. 569-575). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch101

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Cecchini, Simone. "Poverty, Inequality and New Technologies in Latin America." In Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology, edited by Stewart Marshall, Wal Taylor, and Xinghuo Yu, 569-575. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2005. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch101

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Abstract

Poverty and inequality represent two enormous challenges for the countries of Latin America. In 2002, about 220 million people (44% of Latin Americans) were poor, and the average incomes of the richest 20% of the population were between 10 (Uruguay) and 44 times (Bolivia) higher than the average incomes of the poorest 20% (ECLAC, 2004). In an age where ICT is bringing about profound changes to societies, it is thus relevant to analyze whether these technologies can contribute to poverty reduction, and what the impact on inequality may be.

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