Adaba, G.B., Ayoung, D.A. and Abbott, P.Y. orcid.org/0000-0002-4680-0754 (2019) Exploring the contribution of mobile money to well-being from a capability perspective. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 85 (4). e12079. ISSN 1681-4835
Abstract
This study considered the impact of mobile money on well‐being and development from a capability perspective using data from the Upper East Region of Northern Ghana. The evidence suggests varied capability enhancing benefits of mobile money use, ranging from empowerment to participate in the financial system, to choice, and agency to meet various functionings that contribute to better well‐being outcomes in employment, health, and education. Erratic power supply and a poor network signal in some communities are unfreedoms that need removing for people to take advantage of the huge well‐being and human development potential of mobile money. The long‐term dependency on family and social networks for monetary support is a capability diminishing feature of mobile money. The study findings support the necessity to adopt a multifaceted and pragmatic conceptualisation of development in information and communication technology for development research.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 John Wiley & Sons. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Mobile money; capability approach; well-being; development; ICTs; Ghana |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Dec 2018 10:10 |
Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2021 11:14 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/isd2.12079 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:140088 |