Invisible infrastructure and the city. The role of telecommunications in economic development

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1034-1055

  Hackler, Darrene ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development, high tech; New Economy; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844436131     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764202250493     Document Type: Article

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