Linking ICTs to rural development: China's rural information policy

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-195

  Xia, Jun ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Digital divide; E Government; Informatization; Layer based localization; Regulation; Rural development; Telecommunications; Universal service

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649190424     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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