Bridging the social and digital divides in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala: A capabilities approach

Development and Change

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 409-435

  Thomas, Jayan Jose ^a   Parayil, Govindan ^b  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT LEVEL; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 53249125851     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2008.00486.x     Document Type: Article

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