Economic development transforms an economy from one that is largely agricultural to one that is largely manufacturing … what its role should be in getting from here to there. In the normal process of economic growth, non-agricultural sectors … grow more rapidly than the agricultural sector. The slower growth of agriculture, its relative decline, concern about the …

The variety of views about ICTs reveals that their role in development is unclear, especially without convincing … reduction. This book, addresses several pressing questions surrounding ICTs. How do ICTs affect economic development in low … facilitate their potential to enhance development and the inclusion of poor constituents? The book presents researchersâ …

"Despite its strong growth record, Botswana faces two prominent development challenges: the onslaught of HIV/AIDS and … the slowdown in diamond mining. This study estimates the growth and distributional impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and … considers its implications for the country's development prospects, using a dynamic computable general equilibrium and …