You can hear me now: how microloans and cell phones are connecting the world's poor to the global economy

Abstract

Preface. The Author. Introduction: The Three Forces of External Combustion. Part I: The GrameenPhone Story. 1. Connectivity Is Productivity 2. Dish-Wallahs of Delhi (and Other Early Models). 3. Cell Phone as Cow: A New Paradigm in Search of Investors. 4. On the Money Trail in Scandinavia. 5. Building a Company. 6. Building a Network. Part II: Transformation Through Technology. 7. Wildfire at the Bottom of the Pyramid. 8. Cell Phone as Wallet. 9. Wealth Creation and Rural Income Opportunities. 10. Beyond Phones: In Search of a New Cow. 11. Eyeing the Dhaka Stock Exchange. Epilogue. Notes. Resources. Index.