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Blockchain technology for global social change / by Jane Thomason, Sonja Bernhardt, Tia Kansara, and Nichola Cooper.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Thomason, Jane, 1958- author.
Bernhardt, Sonja, 1959- author.
Kansara, Tia, 1983- author.
Cooper, Nichola, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Blockchains (Databases)--Social aspects.
Blockchains (Databases).
Blockchains (Databases)--Economic aspects.
Physical Description:
18 PDFs (243 pages)
Place of Publication:
Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global, [2019]
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Summary:
"This book examines the concepts behind blockchain and the potential applications of the technology to improve the lives of the poor in emerging markets"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction: how frontier technologies are changing our world
Chapter 2. Blockchain introduced
Chapter 3. Blockchain, the digital state, and the new world order
Chapter 4. Emerging markets: the innovative first movers
Chapter 5. Transforming cities
Chapter 6. Can blockchain really help the poor?: if so, who is trying to?
Chapter 7. Refugees and humanitarian settings
Chapter 8. Blockchain for universal health coverage
Chapter 9. Donors and international organisations
Chapter 10. The emerging future.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781522595809
1522595805
OCLC:
1110699783

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