TY - GEN
T1 - Regulatory independence and wireless market development
T2 - 2009 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICTD 2009
AU - Van Gorp, Annemijn F.
AU - Maitland, Carleen F.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This study analyzes the nature of regulatory independence and its influence on wireless market development in Tanzania and Botswana. The study finds that the level of regulatory independence is associated with improved market conditions. The research has implications for theories of regulation and market development in low income countries. In particular the Tanzania case suggests that the independence of regulation can have secondary effects such as diversity of technologies and faster transitions to advanced technologies, while the reversal of independence in Botswana highlights the need for greater insights into the under-theorized dynamic nature of regulatory independence.
AB - This study analyzes the nature of regulatory independence and its influence on wireless market development in Tanzania and Botswana. The study finds that the level of regulatory independence is associated with improved market conditions. The research has implications for theories of regulation and market development in low income countries. In particular the Tanzania case suggests that the independence of regulation can have secondary effects such as diversity of technologies and faster transitions to advanced technologies, while the reversal of independence in Botswana highlights the need for greater insights into the under-theorized dynamic nature of regulatory independence.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/77951542881
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/77951542881#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1109/ICTD.2009.5426684
DO - 10.1109/ICTD.2009.5426684
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77951542881
SN - 9781424446636
T3 - 2009 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICTD 2009 - Proceedings
SP - 427
EP - 436
BT - 2009 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICTD 2009 - Proceedings
Y2 - 17 April 2009 through 19 April 2009
ER -