Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-216) and index.
Connectivity is productivity -- Dish-Wallahs of Delhi (and other early models) -- Cell phone as cow : a new paradigm in search of investors -- On the money trail in Scandinavia -- Building a company -- Building a network -- Wildfire at the bottom of the pyramid -- Cell phone as wallet -- Wealth creation and rural income opportunities -- Beyond phones : in search of a new cow -- Eyeing the Dhaka stock exchange.
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"Bangladeshi villagers sharing cell phones helped build what is now a thriving company with more than $200 million in annual profits. But what is the lesson for the rest of the world? This is a question author Nicholas P. Sullivan addresses in his tale of a new kind of entrepreneur, Iqbal Quadir, the visionary and catalyst behind the creation of GrameenPhone in Bangladesh."--Jacket.