Challenge of rural people to reduce digital divide in the globalized world: Theory and practice

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 404-413

  Akca, Hasan ^a   Sayili, Murat ^a   Esengun, Kemal ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Internet; Take off model; Turkey; Web page

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947677687     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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