Giving a voice to the poor : rural telephones and economic development in Peru
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2008.
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| author | Paredes Sadler, Miguel |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/453662019-04-12T09:56:59Z Giving a voice to the poor : rural telephones and economic development in Peru Rural telephones and economic development in Peru Paredes Sadler, Miguel Judith Tendler. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Technology and Policy Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Technology and Policy Program. Urban Studies and Planning. Technology and Policy Program. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81). Although the current literature on technology and development has mainly focused on the Internet, I focus on a case where an "old" technology can be more beneficial and appropriate. In 1993, the Peruvian Government created the Telecommunications Investment Fund - FITEL, a fund aimed at providing subsidies to the private sector so that they would provide telecommunication services to remote and poor communities. FITEL's rural public telephone projects have had tremendous impacts on isolated and poor rural communities, providing an increase in welfare. The FITEL model has been replicated in many countries around the world as it has been considered successful by the literature and the development organizations. However, FITEL has also have drawn much criticism due to many problems that were unforeseen at the design phase of the projects. In this thesis we analyze how the political environment, the institutional arrangements, and the different actors affected the outcomes of the projects, providing some lessons to policy makers, especially those working on developing projects involving technology. by Miguel Paredes Sadler. S.M. M.C.P. 2009-04-29T17:31:28Z 2009-04-29T17:31:28Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45366 316861726 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 81 p. application/pdf s-pe--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Technology and Policy Program. Paredes Sadler, Miguel Giving a voice to the poor : rural telephones and economic development in Peru |
| title | Giving a voice to the poor : rural telephones and economic development in Peru |
| title_full | Giving a voice to the poor : rural telephones and economic development in Peru |
| title_fullStr | Giving a voice to the poor : rural telephones and economic development in Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giving a voice to the poor : rural telephones and economic development in Peru |
| title_short | Giving a voice to the poor : rural telephones and economic development in Peru |
| title_sort | giving a voice to the poor rural telephones and economic development in peru |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. Technology and Policy Program. |
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