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What is the focus of the article 'Deploying ICTs for Development'?
Examining the characteristics of ICT deployments
According to the article, why do ICT deployments seek new forms of innovation?
To include hitherto-excluded populations
What do ICT deployments bring together in their partnerships?
Historically antagonistic players
In what way does the article describe the lives of the underprivileged in relation to deploying ICTs?
As potentially improved
What is the main reason for deploying ICTs according to the article?
To address shifting conceptions of development
How does the article describe the novelty of ICTs in relation to their deployments?
As compelling for frugal innovation
What was Fukuyama's initial thesis following the fall of the Berlin Wall?
The end of history
What did Fukuyama rethink in his thesis?
The 'end of history'
What has unleashed innovation and transformed the division of labor?
Proliferation of powerful information and communication technologies (ICTs)
What is one effect of general-purpose technologies (ICTs) according to the text?
Declining marginal costs of production
What does the passage suggest about the outcomes of ICT deployment in various developmental domains?
They have mixed outcomes
What was development traditionally understood as?
Capitalist economic growth
What does Arrighi (2009) argue about capitalism's historical movement?
It creates uneven geographies of accumulation
What did Fukuyama claim would prevent the 'end of history'?
Advancement in science and technology
What is one characteristic of ICTs according to the text?
Declining marginal costs of production
Explore the research article 'Deploying ICTs for Development: An Evolutionary Perspective' by Balaji Parthasarathy and Yuko Aoyama. Delve into the impact of contemporary information and communication technologies (ICTs) on the underprivileged and the evolving strategies for deployment.
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