Structural adjustment in the Latin American and African mobile sectors

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 349-363

  Curwen, Peter ^a   Whalley, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Latin America; Mobile; Restructuring; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; MARKETING;

AFRICA; LATIN AMERICA; RESTRUCTURING;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 42749087845     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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