| Description |
electronic texts (xx, 335 pages : illustrations, maps) : digital files |
| Contents |
1. Why the already difficult task of identifying sources of growth has become even more challenging? / Rup Singh -- 2. Some philosophical reflections on foundations of sustainable social development / Hakan Gundogdu -- 3. Lessons for development economists from the Shanghai experience, 1842-2008 / Niv Horesh -- 4. Natural resources accounting for sustainable development : approaches and some applications / Ramakrishna Nallathiga -- 5. Re-conceptualising the "technology-development" nexus : linking water, energy, people and governance in India / Sam Wong -- 6. The influences of savings and investments on sustainable development and the role of information technology / Leonardo Baggiani -- 7. Developing the financial infrastructure in an emerging market economy : the role of credit rating agencies / Michael Papaioannou, George Tsetsekos -- 8. Does financial liberalization and trade openness promote growth in South Asia? / Muhammad Kahn -- 9. Changing contours of Indian investment abroad : evolution, diagnosis and public policy / Lakhwinder Singh, Varinder Jain -- 10. Does information and communication technologies sustain economic growth? : the underdeveloped and developing countries case / Erkan Erdil, I. Yetkiner, Burcu Türkcan -- 11. An empirical analysis of indices and factors of ICT use by small- and medium-sized enterprises in Japan / Masatsugu Tsuji, Teruyuki Bunno, Hiroki Idota, Hiroaki Miyoshi, Masaru Ogawa, Yasushi Ueki |
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12. Telecommunications capital intensity and aggregate production efficiency : a meta-frontier analysis / Alexandre Repkine -- 13. Evaluating the internal capabilities and external linkages of the Philippine IT-enabled services (ITES) industry / Clarissa Sales, Utz Dornberger -- 14. The potentials and pitfalls of the information society project in Turkey : a critical assessment of policy paradigms regarding e-transformation and digital divide / M. Kaynak -- 15. Sustainable development and the digital divide among OIC countries : towards a collaborative digital approach / Chamhuri Siwar, Abdul-Mumin Abdulai -- 16. Regional innovation strategies : Europe and Turkey / Murad Tiryakioglu, Sinan Alcin -- 17. Governance-based regional development and e-government : the Turkish case / Mehmet Sobaci, Bekir Parlak |
| Summary |
"This book provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area of information technology as it relates to sustainable economic development and the development of knowledge societies"--Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Climate change and sustainable technologies |
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Factors promoting IT use by SMEs |
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Foreign direct investment |
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Identifying sources of growth |
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IT-enabled services |
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Lessons for development economists |
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Regional innovation strategies |
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Savings, investments, and sustainable growth |
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Sustainable development |
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Sustaining economic growth |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Title from ebook home page (viewed Aug. 23, 2010) |
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Also available in print |
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Mode of access: Internet |
| Subject |
Sustainable development -- Developing countries
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Information technology -- Developing countries
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Information technology.
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Sustainable development.
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Developing countries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Karatas, Muhammed, 1972-
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Tunca, Mustafa Zihni, 1972-
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IGI Global.
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| LC no. |
2009046555 |
| ISBN |
9781615207107 |
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1615207104 |
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