Political Economy of Mobile Telephony in South Africa : MTN, Vodacom and the State by Odilile Ayodele (2024, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherZED Books, The Limited
ISBN-101350411779
ISBN-139781350411777
eBay Product ID (ePID)2335660254
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePolitical Economy of Mobile Telephony in South Africa : Mtn, Vodacom and the State
Publication Year2024
SubjectMobile & Wireless Communications, Engineering (General), World / African
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Technology & Engineering
AuthorOdilile Ayodele
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2024-006650
Dewey Edition23/eng/20240327
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal621.3845/60968
Table Of ContentPreface Introduction Chapter 1: Embedding the Telcos: The Story of Telephony in Africa Chapter 2: Global Technopolitics: A View From the South Chapter 3: South African Corporate Expansion: A Historical Perspective Chapter 4: South African Corporate Expansion in the Democratic Dispensation Chapter 5: The Birth of MTN Chapter 6: Vodacom: South African Brand, Foreign Company? Conclusion
SynopsisTelecommunications are an essential part of the global political economy, and the private telecommunications sector is driving much of the transformation across Africa. Yet the regulatory frameworks governing the relationships between African governments and these corporations remain hazy. Focusing on South Africa's flagship mobile network operators (MNOs), MTN and Vodacom, this open access book provides unique insights into this thin boundary between corporatism and many African states' global relationships. Drawing on rich archival research, company data, and reports from the South African parliament and Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Odilile uncovers how information and communications technology (ICT) companies have taken advantage of epoch-shifting periods in South Africa's history, from the end of the Cold War to the end of Apartheid. In so doing, she sheds new light on the wider issues of the politics of the multinational corporation, of foreign investment, and of state-corporation relations across Africa and beyond. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.
LC Classification NumberTK5102.3.S6A96 2024
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