Download or read book Policy Reform, Economic Growth, and the Digital Divide written by Susmita Dasgupta and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The digital divide reflects a gap in telecom access, not lower propensity to use the internet in poor countries. Promoting access for poor households will help, but pro-competitive policy holds the key to rapid progress in narrowing the divide.