The digital divide: Who really benefits from the proposed solutions for closing the gap

Journal of Information Ethics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-33

  Houston, Ronald D ^a   Erdelez, Sanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 3242661765     PISSN: 10619321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3172/JIE.13.1.19     Document Type: Review

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