The importance of social factors in the digital divide in the Pacific

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 65-76

  Tibben, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INTERNET; RADIO; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

PACIFIC ISLANDS;

EID: 0344984232     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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