Open source software and economic growth: A classical division of labor perspective

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-135

  Garzarelli, Giampaolo ^a   Limam, Yasmina Reem ^b   Thomassen, Bjøern ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^c American Academy in Rome   (Italy)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Extent of the market; Increasing returns; Institutions; Knowledge; Open source software; Redundant economies

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; OPEN SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COSTS AND BENEFITS; DIVISION OF LABOR; ECONOMIC INSIGHTS; INCREASING RETURNS; KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE GROWTHS; PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE; REDUNDANT ECONOMIES;

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE;

EID: 57249087349     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/itdj.20092     Document Type: Article

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