Does Internet access matter for rural industry? A case study of Jiangsu, China

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-258

  Sun, Yifei ^a   Wang, Hongyang ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; RURAL AREA; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU; WORLD;

EID: 18744410630     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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