Digital Divide : Determinants and Policies with Special Reference to Asia

Two reports together: (1) Digital Divide: Determinants & Policies with Special Reference to Asia. By undertaking a set of cross-country regressions, the report finds that income, educ., & infrastructure play a critical role in shaping the divide. Based on this analysis, the report also offers some policy suggestions as to how to promote wider diffusion of info. & commun. technol. in poorer societies. (2) Technological Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment -- A Survey. Surveys the substantial lit. exploring foreign direct investment (FDI) & spillover effects. Also reviews research on FDI in the People's Rep. of China (PRC) alongside the general literature on FDI. Over the last two decades, the PRC has emerged as one of the largest hosts of FDI in the world.Quibria, M. G. is the author of 'Digital Divide : Determinants and Policies with Special Reference to Asia', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756738945 and ISBN 0756738946.