Table of Contents
Preface...... xv
Volume I
Section 1 Digital Divide and Information Access
Chapter 1 Tackling the Digital Divide: The Shift from Access to Capacity...... 1 Mark Liptrott, Edge Hill University, UK
Chapter 2 Technologies for Digital Inclusion: Good Practices Dealing with Diversity...... 17 Jorge Morato, Carlos III University, Spain Alejandro Ruiz-Robles, University of Piura, Peru Sonia Sanchez-Cuadrado, Jot Internet Media, Spain Miguel Angel Marzal, Carlos III University, Spain
Chapter 3 Digital Divide, Data Trash, and the Commodification of Information: Discourses around the Digital Divide...... 38 Anusharani Sewchurran, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Chapter 4 Why the Institutional Access Digital Divide Might Be More Significant than the Home Broadband Divide...... 61 Christopher McConnell, University of Texas at Austin, USA Joseph Straubhaar, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Chapter 5 Sociotechnical and Pedagogical Barriers to Technology Integration...... 80 Nicholas Wilson, Boston University, USA
Chapter 6 The Challenges of Using Zero-Rating (Free Basics) for Addressing the Affordability of ICT Access in Developing Countries...... 99 John N. Walubengo, Multimedia University of Kenya, Kenya Sam Takavarasha Jr, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Chapter 7 A Comparison of the Digital Divide Across Three Countries with Different Development Indices...... 116 Younghoon Chang, Sunway University, Malaysia Hyerin Kim, University of Texas at Austin, USA Siew Fan Wong, Sunway University, Malaysia Myeong-Cheol Park, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Chapter 8 Assessing Robustness of Asian Countries Ranking: The Case of Digital Divide Index...... 139 Nilanjana Chakrabarty, Assam University, India Dibyojyoti Bhattacharjee, Assam University, India
Chapter 9 Digital Equity and Policy: Case of Korea...... 154 Seang-Tae Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Chapter 10 Digital Inclusion and Public Policies in Brazil...... 173 Drica Guzzi, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Chapter 11 An Empirical Note on Health Information Digital Divide: A Study of Indian Patients...... 191 Ajeya Jha, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, India Jaya Rani Pandey, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, India
Chapter 12 ICT for Development in Nigeria: Towards an Alignment With ICT4D 2.0 Goals...... 213 Olumide B. Longe, Caleb University, Nigeria Adefolarin A. Bolaji, Purdue University, USA Richard Boateng, University of Ghana, Ghana
Section 2 Economic Growth and Welfare
Chapter 13 Economic Growth, Labor Market Segmentation, and Labor Productivity: A Story from Indonesia...... 225 Tulus T. H. Tambunan, Center for Industry, SME, and Business Competition Studies, Indonesia
Chapter 14 Re-Examining the Impact of Financial System on Economic Growth: New Evidence From Heterogeneous Regional Panels...... 250 Bülent Altay, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey Mert Topcu, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Turkey
Chapter 15 The Impact of Corruption on Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis between Europe and MENA Countries...... 266 Noha A. Farrag, German University in Cairo, Egypt Asmaa M. Ezzat, Cairo University, Egypt
Chapter 16 Internet Use and Economic Growth: Evidences From Lower Middle Income and Low Income Countries...... 291 Abhijit Bhattacharya, Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya, India Archita Ghosh, University of Kalyani, India
Chapter 17 The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Economic Growth and Electricity Consumption: Evidence from Selected Balkan and Eastern European Countries...... 307 Burcu Berke, Omer Halisdemir University, Turkey Gülsüm Akarsu, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey Gökhan Obay, Omer Halisdemir University, Turkey
Chapter 18 Remittances and Economic Growth...... 325 Mustafe Pllana, University of Prishtina, Kosovo Aida Tmava, University of Prishtina, Kosovo
Chapter 19 Remittances: A Key Factor for Economic Change and the Reduction of Poverty in Latin America – The Case of Guatemala...... 344 Reny Mariane Bake, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala
Chapter 20 Foreign Direct Investment as a Tool for Poverty Alleviation...... 357 James Rossi, University of Greenwich, UK Genevieve Dupont, American University of Paris, France
Chapter 21 FDI and Trade in Services Towards Sustainable Economic Growth: An Empirical Evidence from India...... 369 Madhabendra Sinha, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India Partha Pratim Sengupta, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India
Chapter 22 Strategic Perspectives on the Genuine Progress Indicator and Gross Domestic Product...... 382 Alexander M. Tolksdorf, University of Detroit Mercy, USA Terry L. Howard, University of Detroit Mercy, USA Gregory W. Ulferts, University of Detroit Mercy, USA
Chapter 23 Welfare Economic Principles of (Urban) Rail Network Pricing: First-Best and Second-Best Solutions...... 387 Jörg Schimmelpfennig, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
Chapter 24 Economic Growth and Climate Change: An Exploratory Country-Level Analytics Study...... 398 Wullianallur Raghupathi, Fordham University, USA Viju Raghupathi, Brooklyn College of City University of New York, USA
Chapter 25 Cities for New Growth and Socio-Economic Dynamism? The Case of Smart Cities and RDI- Driven Participative Democracy and Governance...... 416 Seija Kulkki, Aalto University School of Business, Finland
Chapter 26 Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth in Tunisia...... 437 Sana Essaber Jouini, University of Carthage, Tunisia & University of Manouba, Tunisia Etidel Labidi, University of Carthage, Tunisia & University of Manouba, Tunisia
Chapter 27 Electric Power Transmission, Distribution Losses, and Economic Growth in Ghana...... 450 Samuel Adams, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana Edem Kwame Mensah Klobodu, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana Richmond Odartey Lamptey, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana
Chapter 28 The Social Impact of the Financial Crises in the Recent Past and Evidence Thereof: With Special Reference to India...... 468 Asim Kumar Karmakar, Jadavpur University, India Sebak Kumar Jana, Vidyasagar University, India
Section 3 Financial Inclusion
Chapter 29 Digital Participation through Mobile Internet Banking and Its Impact on Financial Inclusion: A Study of Jan Dhan Yojana...... 483 Khyati Jagani, MICA, India Santosh Patra, MICA, India
Volume II
Chapter 30 Digital Entrepreneurial Charity and Solidarity for Social Change: KIVA and the “Social-on- Linezation” of Poverty...... 495 José Manuel Saiz-Alvarez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico Jorge Colvin-Díez, Schiller International University, Spain
Chapter 31 The Problems of Development Gap between Developed and Developing Nations: Is There Any Sign of Convergence?...... 515 Debashis Mazumdar, Bangabasi College, India
Chapter 32 Lorenz Curve, Gini Coefficient and the Income Inequality in Turkey in the Last 13 Years...... 537 Sema Bölükbaş, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey
Chapter 33 Financial Inclusion in India: An Assessment...... 559 Rohit Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Mahila Post Graduate College, India
Chapter 34 Mobile Money Services as a Panacea to Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Uganda...... 569 Emmanuel Eilu, Makerere University, Uganda Theresa Odur Auma, Makerere University, Uganda
Section 4 Job Creation and Employee Welfare
Chapter 35 Welfare Regime: A Critical Discourse...... 583 Chandra Sekhar Patro, GVP College of Engineering (Autonomous), India
Chapter 36 Taxes, Natural Resource Endowment, and the Supply of Labor: New Evidence...... 605 Weshah Razzak, Arab Planning Institute, Kuwait Belkacem Laabas, Arab Planning Institute, Kuwait
Chapter 37 A Take on Employee Welfare Facilities and Employees’ Efficiency...... 628 Chandra Sekhar Patro, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, India Madhu Kishore Raghunath Kamakula, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, India
Chapter 38 Espousal of Welfare Schemes: A Means for Employees’ Satisfied Work Life with Reference to Pharmaceutical Companies...... 647 Chandra Sekhar Patro, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (A), India
Chapter 39 A Cloud Computing Adoption Framework for Developing Countries...... 661 Anh D. Ta, Advanced Technology Consulting, LLC, USA
Chapter 40 The Puzzle on Unemployment Factors and the Welfare State Role in Greece: What University Students Believe...... 680 Argyris Kyridis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Maria Pavlis Korres, General Secretariat for Lifelong Learning, Greece & Hellenic Open University, Greece Christos Dimitrios Tourtouras, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Nikos Fotopoulos, University of Western Macedonia, Greece Christos Zagkos, Center of Educational Policy Development (KANEP/GSEE), Greece
Chapter 41 Non-State SMEs in Vietnam: Understanding Strategic Situation and Implications for Organizational Performance...... 704 Nguyen Thi Uyen, Vietnam University of Commerce, Vietnam & Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Siti Rohaida Mohamed Zainal, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Chapter 42 The Impediments to Entrepreneurial Ventures among the Bottom of Pyramid Community in Northern Malaysia...... 729 Hasliza Abdul Halim, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Noor Hazlina Ahmad, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Haniruzila Hanifah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia T. Ramayah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Chapter 43 Small and Medium Enterprises in the Slovak Republic: Status and Competitiveness of SMEs in the Global Markets and Possibilities of Optimization...... 744 Peter Malega, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
Chapter 44 Green Growth Intervention on Employment Generation in India: Dynamic CGE Model Approach...... 767 Anandajit Goswami, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India Saswata Chaudhury, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India
Section 5 Social Inclusion and Welfare
Chapter 45 The Story Retold Visiting the Role and Mission of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Decision Making and Policy Formulation Process...... 785 Maria Matiatou, The American College of Greece, Greece
Chapter 46 An Assessment Relationship between Social Exclusion and Transportation...... 809 Seher Ozkazanc, Yüzüncü Yıl University, Turkey Nihan Ozdemir Sonmez, Ankara University, Turkey
Chapter 47 Governance for Food Security: A Framework for Social Learning and Scenario Building...... 839 Maurizio Sajeva, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland Mark Lemon, De Montfort University, UK Parminder Singh Sahota, Nexus Aid CIC, UK
Chapter 48 Challenging the De-Politicization of Food Poverty: Austerity Food Blogs...... 858 Anita Howarth, Brunel University, UK
Chapter 49 National Promotional Banks’ Contributions to European Union Countries’ Economic and Social Welfare...... 876 Iustina Alina Boitan, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Chapter 50 The Reality of Mobile Payment Systems and Social Inclusion in Latin America...... 901 Myriam Martínez-Fiestas, ESAN University, Peru Katia Oviedo-Cáceres, ESAN University, Peru Ignacio Rodriguez-Garzon, Cientifica del Sur University, Peru
Chapter 51 Local Governments in Brazil: Are They the Hub of the Brazilian “Welfare State”?...... 924 Celina Maria de Souza, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Chapter 52 Ethical Appraisal of the Role of Civil Society in Nigeria: Pathway for Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development...... 938 Essien D. Essien, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Chapter 53 Inspiring Poor Women to Empower Themselves: Insights and Lessons from Botswana...... 955 Keitseope Nthomang, University of Botswana, Botswana
Chapter 54 Mann Deshi Foundation: Model for Women Empowerment Through Human Capital Formation and Development...... 971 Minakshi Balkawade, St. Mira’s College for Girls, Savitribal Phule Pune University, India
Index...... xix