Factors contributing to global digital divide: Some empirical results

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 47-65

  Bagchi, Kallol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Digital technology; ECLAC; Empirical study; Kiviat graph; OECD

Indexed keywords

EID: 47349108275     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2005.10856402     Document Type: Article

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