It isn’t a straight line between poverty relief and the availability of cell phones, but the New York Times Magazine for April 13 describes some fascinating work being done by anthropologists who work for Microsoft, Nokia, and other companies. Take a look at the article.
Tags: Anti-poverty strategies, Poverty Analysis
This is very enlightening–wonderful–how a cell phone can bring a person into the world-wide economy, especially the rural poor and connected with micro grants.1 Comment
Marguerite Broderick, DC
on April 12, 2008 at 3:00 pm
This is very enlightening–wonderful–how a cell phone can bring a person into the world-wide economy, especially the rural poor and connected with micro grants.