Discourse, 'development' and the 'digital divide': ICT and the World Bank

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 31, Issue 99, 2004, Pages 103-123

  Thompson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WORLD BANK;

EID: 3042819539     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305624042000258441     Document Type: Article

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