Different spaces for e-development: What can we learn from the capability approach?

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 66-82

  Zheng, Yingqin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CT for development; Development as freedom; Evaluative spaces; The capability approach

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AS FREEDOM; EVALUATIVE SPACES; ICT ADOPTIONS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; THE CAPABILITY APPROACH;

EID: 67650257211     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/itdj.20115     Document Type: Article

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