Is Korea a strong Internet nation?

Information Society

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-44

  Kim, Pyungho ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Development strategy; Internet diffusion; IT policy; Korea; Statist governance; Strong Internet nation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744981827     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240500388206     Document Type: Article

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