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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2016
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
AGDI Working Paper No. WP/16/009
Verlag: 
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé
Zusammenfassung: 
The success of inclusive development strategies in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda depends substantially on the adoption of common inclusive development policies among nations. Building on the relevance of a knowledge economy in the post-2015 development agenda, this study models the feasibility of common policies for inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). More specifically, we investigate the complementary role of knowledge diffusion in the inclusive benefits of mobile phone penetration in SSA from 2000 to 2012 by employing the Generalised Method of Moments. Knowledge diffusion variables include educational quality, innovation and internet penetration. The main finding is that inclusive human development is persistently conditional on mobile phones in knowledge diffusion. Moreover, countries with low levels of inclusive human development are catching-up their counterparts with higher development. Policy implications are discussed with particular emphasis on how to leverage common knowledge economy initiatives for inclusive development.
Schlagwörter: 
Mobile phones
catch-up
inclusive human development
Africa
JEL: 
G20
I10
I32
O40
O55
Dokumentart: 
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