Information and communication technologies and broad-based development: A partial review of the evidence

World Bank Working Paper

Volumn , Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-53

  Grace, Jeremy ^a   Kenny, Charles ^b   Qiang, Christine Zhen Wei ^b   Liu, Jia ^c   Reynolds, Taylor ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROWTH RESPONSE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 5044222416     PISSN: 17265878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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