UNESCO, ICT corporations and the passion of ICT for development: Modernization resurrected

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Leye, Veva ^a,b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c Department of Communication Studies ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Development theory; ICT; International communication; Public private partnerships; United Nations

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049000958     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443707081711     Document Type: Article

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