The Internet and socio-economic development: Exploring the interaction

Information Technology & People

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-101

  Madon, Shirin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Information resources management; Internet; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 18744382605     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840010339835     Document Type: Article

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