| ID | 170672 |
| Title Proper | Rural Ict business in Bangladesh |
| Other Title Information | a credible development agent? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rashid, Ahmed Tareq ; Rashid, Ahmed Khaled |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Greater engagement of businesses in development in South Asia reflects a partial withdrawal of the state from providing all kinds of services. Advocates of ‘bottom of the pyramid’ approaches have argued that corporations can step in by simultaneously making profit and contributing to development goals, including rural poverty reduction. The article investigates such claims, by using two initiatives of Information and Communication Technology business designed to serve and uplift poor people by GrameenPhone Limited, a major mobile phone operator in Bangladesh, to gauge the probability of positive development outcomes for the rural poor. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia Research Vol. 40, No.1, Feb 2020; p58-74 |
| Journal Source | South Asia Research 2020-04 40, 1 |
| Key Words | Information Technology ; Development ; Bangladesh ; Poverty Reduction ; GrameenPhone ; Bottom of the Pyramid Approach |