Report
A paper by Abi Jagun, Richard Heeks and Jason Whalley in Information Technologies and International Development (volume 4, issue 4, 2008, pages 47-65) on how mobile telephony affects micro-enterprise in developing countries, using a Nigerian case study. It is based on 16 interviews with seven intermediaries, six weavers and three buyers in the aso oke weaving cluster of south-west Nigeria, and explores the role mobile phones play in the businesses and relationships of this handloom weaving industry.
Region
Africa
Country
Nigeria
Category
Economic
Organisation / Author
Abi Jagun, Richard Heeks and Jason Whalley
Recorded
2008