The mechanics of internet growth: A developing-country perspective

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-165

  Dutta, Amitava ^a   Roy, Rahul ^b,c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development policies; Economic development; Internet diffusion; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 14744281981     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10864415.2005.11044329     Document Type: Article

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