Improving IP connectivity in the least developed countries: Breaking the vicious circle

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Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 14-28

  Sarrocco, Claudia ^a  

^a Strategy and Policy Unit   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Communications technology; Developing countries; Internet

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET;

EID: 23744441063     PISSN: 14636697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636690210439989     Document Type: Review

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