Africa's Information Revolution

Africa’s Information Revolution presents anin-depth examination of the development and economic geographiesaccompanying the rapid diffusion of new ICTs in Sub-SaharanAfrica.

• Represents the first book-length comparative case study ICTdiffusion in Africa of its kind
• Confronts current information and communication technologiesfor development (ICT4D) discourse by providing a counter to largelyoptimistic mainstream perspectives on Africa’s prospects form- and e-development
• Features comparative research based on more than 200 interviewswith firms from a manufacturing and service industry in Tanzaniaand South Africa
• Raises key insights regarding the structural challenges facingAfrica even in the context of the continent’s recent economicgrowth spurt
• Combines perspectives from economic and development geographyand science and technology studies to demonstrate the power ofintegrated conceptual-theoretical frameworks
• Include maps, photos, diagrams and tables to highlight theconcepts, field research settings, and key findings

James T. Murphy is Associate Professor at ClarkUniversity’s Graduate School of Geography.  He isco-author of Key Concepts in Economic Geography(2011). 

Pádraig Carmody is Associate Professor in Geographyat Trinity College Dublin, where he co-directs the TCD-UCD Mastersin Development Practice and Research Fellow in the Department ofGeography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies at theUniversity of Johannesburg. His books include The New Scramblefor Africa (2011) and The Rise of the BRICS in Africa(2013).