Digital divide or digital development? The Internet in Mexico

First Monday

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 101-125

  Curry, James ^a   Kenney, Martin ^b,c  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33645789543     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v11i3.1318     Document Type: Article

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