The consequences of personal networks for internet use in rural areas

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1257-1267

  Boase, Jeffrey ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Externality; Internet; Rural; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951020115     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764210361681     Document Type: Article

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