Information-based global economy and socioeconomic development: The case of bangalore

Information Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-244

  Madon, Shirin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangalore; Developing Countries; Globalization; Information Technology; Socioeconomic Development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031476680     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019722497129115     Document Type: Article

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