Global capitalism and the fair distribution of information in the marketplace: A moral reflection from the perspective of the developing world

Journal of Information Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-69

  Britz, Johannes ^a,b   Lor, Peter ^b   Bothma, Theo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 33748705136     PISSN: 10619321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3172/JIE.15.1.60     Document Type: Review

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