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Africa's Information Revolutionpresents anin-depth examination of the development and economic geographiesaccompanying the rapid diffusion of new ICTs in Sub-SaharanAfrica.Represents the first book-length comparative case study ICTdiffusion in Africa of its kindConfronts current information and communication technologiesfor development (ICT4D) discourse by providing a counter to largelyoptimistic mainstream perspectives on Africa's prospects form- and e-developmentFeatures comparative research based on more than 200 interviewswith firms from a manufacturing and service industry in Tanzaniaand South AfricaRaises key insights regarding the structural challenges facingAfrica even in the context of the continent's recent economicgrowth spurtCombines perspectives from economic and development geographyand science and technology studies to demonstrate the power ofintegrated conceptual-theoretical frameworksInclude maps, photos, diagrams and tables to highlight theconcepts, field research settings, and key findings James T. Murphyis Associate Professor at ClarkUniversity's Graduate School of Geography. He isco-author of Key Concepts in Economic Geography(2011). Pádraig Carmodyis Associate Professor in Geographyat Trinity College Dublin, where he co-directs the TCD-UCD Mastersin Development Practice and Research Fellow in the Department ofGeography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies at theUniversity of Johannesburg. His books include The New Scramblefor Africa(2011) and The Rise of the BRICS in Africa(2013).

AbstractWe know less about the structures and processes associated with South–South production networks than about those with a South–North orientation. Using an inductive approach, in this article we explore these differences by analysing the everyday practices that Indian pharmaceutical firms employ to meet production and quality standards, access markets and innovate. We use extensive primary interview evidence to demonstrate that Indian pharmaceutical firms employ different business practices towards Northern and Southern end markets. Our findings reveal the presence of significant discontinuities within the Indian pharmaceutical industry. They also demonstrate how a practice‐oriented approach to the study of GPNs can help to identify some of the micro social processes through which governance is achieved and transformed over time, and divergences in value creation, enhancement and capture trajectories between Southern and Northern end markets.