Do Mobile Phones Help Expand Social Capital?: An Empirical Case Study

The rapid adoption of mobile phones, particularly in developing countries, has led a number of researchers to investigate their impact on socioeconomic activity in the developing world. However, until the recent advent of smart communication devices, mobile phones were primarily a relations manageme...

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Authors: Shema, Alain (Author) ; Garcia-Murillo, Martha (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2020
In: Social Inclusion
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 168-179
Further subjects:B Social Capital
B Poverty
B call detail records
B mobile phones
B Rwanda
B Telecommunications
B Network Analysis
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