An information society in Africa?: An Analysis of the Information Society Policy of the World Bank, ITU and ECA

Gazette

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 451-471

  Nulens, Gert ^a   Van Audenhove, Leo ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; ECA; information society; ITU; telecommunication; World Bank

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010001441     PISSN: 00165492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016549299061006001     Document Type: Article

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