Moderating information and communication technologies' influences on socioeconomic development with good governance: A study of the developing countries

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 186-197

  Meso, Peter ^a   Datta, Pratim ^b   Mbarlka, Victor ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGALITARIAN APPLICATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT); SOCIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33645321862     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20263     Document Type: Article

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