The global digital divide in the Internet: Developed countries constructs and Third World realities

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-123

  James, Jeffrey ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL DIGITAL DIVIDE; RURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; TELECENTRES;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; PUBLIC POLICY;

INTERNET;

EID: 30344475197     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551505050788     Document Type: Article

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