Contribution of Information and Communication Technologies to Growth

The paper contains: the methodologies used to evaluate the different ways ICT influences productivity growth; a critical assessment of the magnitude of ICTs contribution to growth in various countries; a summary of the key factors that increase and obstruct ICT expansion; and an outline of the challenges developing countries face in maximizing ICTs contribution to growth and policy recommendations aimed at surmounting these challenges.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Pitt, Christine Zhen Qiang, Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang, Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang
• Publisher: World Bank Group Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• No. of pages: 38
• Dimensions: 75 mm x 252 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 91 g
• Series: World Bank Working Papers; World Bank Working Papers
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics