Analysing Socio-Demographic Differences in the Access & Use of ICTs in the Philippines Using the Capability Approach

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-39

  Alampay, Erwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

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EID: 70349807193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2006.tb00182.x     Document Type: Article

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