Weaving the Western Web: Explaining differences in Internet connectivity among OECD countries

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 10-11, 1999, Pages 701-718

  Hargittai, Eszter ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; TELECOMMUNICATION CONTROL;

HUMAN CAPITAL; INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 0033224966     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(99)00050-6     Document Type: Article

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