Political culture, regulation, and democratization: The Internet in nine Asian nations

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-46

  Kluver, Randolph ^a,b   Banerjee, Indrajit ^a,c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; Democracy; Digital divide; Internet; Political culture; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944479061     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691180500066847     Document Type: Review

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