Factors affecting ICT expansion in emerging economies: An analysis of ICT infrastructure expansion in five Latin American countries

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 237-258

  Ngwenyama, Ojelanki ^a   Morawczynski, Olga ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; ICT expansion; IT4D; Latin America; Social and economic development

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EXPANSION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENTS; PLANNING; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

EMERGING ECONOMIES; HIGH QUALITY INFORMATION; INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIONS; IT4D; LATIN AMERICA; LEVEL OF INTEGRATIONS; SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 70350221729     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/itdj.20128     Document Type: Article

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