Less Walk More Talk: How Celtel and the Mobile Phone Changed Africa

by Russell Southwood

A son wants to talk to his mother in a neighbouring village - it's a two day walk each way.

A plumber makes house calls all morning only to return to his shop to pick up messages for the afternoon.

A rural farmer wants to know what crop prices are in the market to see when best to sell his crops - he has to take a day out to visit the market only to find out that the prices are too low midweek.

This was Africa...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470743204
• ISBN13: 9780470743201
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"