Policy globalization and the "information society": A view from Canada

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 10-11, 1999, Pages 775-791

  Abramson, Bram Dov ^a   Raboy, Marc ^b  

^a TeleGeography Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication policy; Information society; Technology and politics; Technology policy

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY; TELECOMMUNICATION CONTROL;

INFORMATION SOCIETY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033225082     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(99)00058-0     Document Type: Article

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