Internet diffusion in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-country analysis

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 507-527

  Oyelaran Oyeyinka, Banji ^a   Lal, Kaushalesh ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Economic wealth; Internet diffusion; Tertiary education

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION THEORY; INVESTMENTS; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

ECONOMIC WEALTH; INTERNET DIFFUSION; INTERNET USERS; TERTIARY EDUCATION;

INTERNET;

EID: 22344456890     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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