Africa's right to information: A review of past developments and future prospects

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 88-106

  Pfister, Roger ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; Development; Information access; Information technology; Internet; Telecommunications; Third World

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033248992     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089443939901700110     Document Type: Article

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