The telecom crisis and beyond: Restructuring of the global telecommunications system

Gazette

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-304

  Jin, Dal Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Mergers and acquisition; Neoliberal reform; Telecom crisis; Telecom policy; Telecommunication; Transnationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044447055     PISSN: 00165492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016549205052232     Document Type: Article

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