The Role of Computer Networks: In Development

Communications of the ACM

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 23-30

  Press, Larry ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EDUCATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PRODUCTIVITY; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

DEMOCRACY; DOMESTIC TELEPHONE INFRASTRUCTURE; ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY; GOVERNMENT SUPPORT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; LOCAL SUPPORT; NETWORKING; QUALITY OF LIFE;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 0030083544     PISSN: 00010782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/230798.230800     Document Type: Article

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