Can broadband access rescue the rural economy?

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 641-653

  Galloway, Laura ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadband networks; Electronic commerce; Rural areas; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248966133     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000710832749     Document Type: Article

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