Information technology and economic development / [edited by] Yutaka Kurihara ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kurihara, Yutaka, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Economic aspects.

Information technology.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

xxii, 379 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Hershey : Information Science Reference, [2008]

Summary:

"This book examines the impact IT has on politics, education, sociology, and technology. IT has already changed the face of many business activities and has prospects for future development. This book focuses on the benefits of IT for developing countries, whose problems must be solved, and obstacles overcome in order to further IT advancement"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section I Towards Sustainable and Permanent Economic Growth

Chapter I The Evolution of ICT, Economic Development, and the Digitally-Divided Society / Sadayoshi Takaya 1

Chapter II Information Technology and Economic Development in Developing Countries / Muhammed Karatas, Selahattin Bekmez 14

Chapter III IT Promotion Policies for Economic Development: The Case of Malaysia / Rika Nakagawa 31

Chapter IV Information and Communication Technology and Economic Development in Malaysia / Mohamed Aslam 46

Chapter V Macroeconomic Announcements, Asymmetric Volatility, and IT: Evidence from JGB Futures / Takeo Minaki, Ichihiro Uchida, Hiroshi Kamae 59

Chapter VI The Macroeconomic Benefits of Intelligent Enterprise / Thomas F. Siems 71

Section II Domestic and Global Markets in the IT Age

Chapter VII International Reserves Accumulation: Some Lessons from Asia / Michael Gapen, Michael Papaioannou 88

Chapter VIII IT and Thai Stock Market Development / Chollada Luangpituka 105

Chapter IX Key Drivers of Internet Banking Adoption: The Case of Spanish Internet Users / Carlos Lassala Navarre, Carla Ruiz Mafe, Silvia Sanz Blas 123

Chapter X E-Commerce Contribution to Economic Growth: The Case of Thailand / Ing-wei Huang, Songsak Vanichviroon 140

Chapter XI IT and Software Industry in Vietnam / Yuko Iwasaki 155

Section III Innovative Engineering in IT

Chapter XII The Influence of New Information and Communication Technologies on Transaction Costs of Micro-, Small- and, Medium-Sized Enterprises / Utz Dornberger, Luis E. Bernal Vera, Alejandro Sosa Norena 165

Chapter XIII Information Technology Industry Development and the Knowledge Economy: A Four Country Study / Phillip Ein Dor, Michael Myers, K.S. Raman 174

Chapter XIV Information Technology and Environment / Zhao Meng, Zheng Fahong, Lu Lei 201

Section IV Socioeconomic Development in the IT Age

Chapter XV International Institute for Knowledge Management / Jayanth Paraki 214

Chapter XVI Application of Computer Technology in Mechanical Industry of China / Jian-Xiong Liu, Zheng-Ming Xiao, Cha-Biao You, Yu-Fei Wu 226

Chapter XVII A Study of the Relationships between Economic Climates, National Culture, and E-Goverment Readiness: A Global Perspective / Princely Ifinedo 234

Chapter XVIII Society and World Wide Web in Developing Countries: The Case of Turkey / Mustafa Zihni Tunca, Isa Ipcioglu 248

Chapter XIX E-Learning Implementation and Its Diverse Effects / Biju Issac, Jasmine Mering, Raymond Chiong, Seibu Mary Jacob, Patrick Then 260

Chapter XX The Significance of the Existence of Women's Colleges and Their Entry into Science-Related Fields / Akiko Nishio 278

Chapter XXI Potential Challenges and Benefits of Information Technology and Economic Development in Sri Lanka / Kennedy D. Gunawardana 291

Chapter XXII Socio Economic Influence on Information Technology: The Case of California / Rasool Azari, James Pick 314

Chapter XXIII Strategies for Cultural Economic Development in Kamakura: Managing Digital Contents and Cultural Assets / Sachiko Kishino, Frederic Andres 331

Compilation of References 342.

Notes:

"Premier reference source"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-367) and index.

ISBN:

9781599045795

1599045796

9781599045818

1599045818

OCLC:

85822485