Inequality of what? Social exclusion in the e-society as capability deprivation

Information Technology and People

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-243

  Zheng, Yingqin ^a   Walsham, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Information systems; Internet; Personal health; Social inclusion; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349104922     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840810896000     Document Type: Article

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