Digital divide in a developing country

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 409-428

  Mariscal, Judith ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Development; Digital divide; Information society; Information technologies; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

DEVELOPMENT; DIGITAL DIVIDE; INFORMATION SOCIETY; MEXICO;

TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 18444373267     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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