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"IT spreads throughout society at all levels, and is not concentrated in the hands of a few"
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (Katherine Walraven for APCNews) -
APCNews interviewed Nicholas P. Sullivan, author of ‘You Can Hear Me Now: How Microloans and Cell Phones are Connecting the World’s Poor to the Global Economy’, a book published in February 2007 by Jossey-Bass. Sullivan argues that ‘inclusive capitalism", combined with the ‘external combustion engine’ are better approaches to development than foreign aid. Do you agree?