Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Inequalities of Cell Phone use in Developing Nations

This article is about the use of cell phones in developing nations and whether or not they make inequalities worse or better in said nations. The article talks about how in the present, the people with cell phones are mostly wealthy, but they are becoming more available to the less wealthy classes. Cell phones are actually helping these nations become more developed because of some very innovative uses including cell phones that can be charged from peddling a bike where electricity is scarce. They can also be a source of income for certain people. However, that's just it... only certain people even have cell phones. The article argues that the success of cell phones in third world countries are exaggerated because not everyone has access. The author does believe that with time that cell phones will reduce inequalities, but that is not the current situation.

Here's the link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/949795/Mobile-Phones-and-Income-Inequality

1 comment:

Dani said...

I think technology tends to be a good thing in developing nations as long as they are developed enough to use them in an applicable way. Without widespread growth of the cell phone into different classes it does enforce inequality, however, the potential for them to spread to all classes will only benefit the nation as a whole (in my opinion). If the cell phones are aiding all socioeconomic statuses within the nation, then I feel it will fulfill what technology is supposed to do: makes things easier, aid in communication, and increase productivity.

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