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Cato Weekly Podcast • August 7, 2014 

# Peer-to-Peer Apps in the Developing World 

The real value of so-called “sharing economy” peer-to-peer software applications may be helping those in the developing world develop capital in the face of government mandates. Matthew Feeney comments.

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##### [Matthew Feeney](/people/matthew-feeney)

Head of Technology and Innovation, Centre for Policy Studies

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute