'A living lab': Corporate delivery of ICTs in Rural India

Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-209

  Schwittay, Anke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CORPORATE STRATEGY; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

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

HARNESS;

EID: 58149299698     PISSN: 09717218     EISSN: 09730796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097172180801300202     Document Type: Article

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