Abstract
The digital economy has led to significant socio-economic transformations in all aspects of our society and livelihoods. While there is a growing literature on the effect of digital platforms on development, none consolidates the available evidence from a development perspective. In this systematic literature review, we grouped the available literature into three main themes and critically synthesize and analyse the role of digital technology and digital platforms on the development of the modern economy. To enable the inclusion of a wide array of published papers, we allowed for relevant quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies globally. This approach allows us to reflect on the role of digital platforms for development more broadly as well as discuss opportunities for future research.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 303-321 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Innovation and Development |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Sept 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors are grateful to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for financial support [no. ES/S001336/1].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords
- capabilities building
- development
- digital technology
- inequality
- Platform economy
- poverty reduction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Cultural Studies
- Education
- Development
- Sociology and Political Science
- Political Science and International Relations
