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The political economy of mobile telephony in South Africa : MTN, Vodacom and the state / Odilile Ayodele

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: New York : Zed, 2024Edition: 1Description: 1 Online-RessourceISBN:
  • 9781350411784
  • 9781350411791
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781350411777. | 9781350411814. | Erscheint auch als: Political economy of mobile telephony in South Africa. Druck-Ausgabe 1. New York : Zed, 2024DDC classification:
  • 621.3845/60968 23/eng/20240327
LOC classification:
  • TK5102.3.S6
Online resources:
Contents:
Mobile Telephony In South Africa -- Reform of the Telecommunications Sector -- South African Corporate Expansion Into Africa -- Corporate Expansion in the Democratic Era -- Vodacom -- MTN -- From Apartheid to Democracy -- Memorandum: South Africa, a little more history -- Key Historical ICT Indicators, 1965-2012 -- Key Mobile Telephony Statistics -- MTN Timeline -- Glossary
Summary: "This book critically traces the growth of South African mobile telephony companies MTN and Vodacom on the African continent. The book adopts an interpretive framework, drawing from international relations, area studies and technopolitics, to show how MTN and Vodacom were able to embed themselves in the economic component of South Africa's foreign policy and state apparatuses beyond South Africa's borders"--PPN: PPN: 1916231969Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OAB
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