Sustainable development in the rural US Midwest: The m-commerce solution. The wireless critical infrastructure

International Journal of Critical Infrastructures

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-346

  Stoica, Michael ^a   Roach, Bill ^a  

^a WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical infrastructure; Economic and social sustainability; Mobile commerce; Rural midwest; Wireless business

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; JOB ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RURAL AREAS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; MOBILE COMMERCE; RURAL MIDWEST; WIRELESS BUSINESS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33846121642     PISSN: 14753219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2006.011343     Document Type: Article

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