The impact of information and communication technology (ICT), education and regulation on economic freedom in Islamic Middle Eastern countries

Information and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 426-433

  Shirazi, Farid ^a   Gholami, Roya ^b   Añón Higón, Dolores ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Civil liberties; Digital divide; Economic freedom; ICT; Institutional resistance; Middle East; Political rights; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ARCHIVAL DATA; BAHRAIN; CIVIL LIBERTIES; DIGITAL DIVIDE; ECONOMIC FREEDOM; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 71849112362     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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