Small is Beautiful: Informatiiation Potential of Three Indian Ocean Rim Countries

Media Asia

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 188-205

  Gunaratne, Shelton A ^a   Hasim, Mohd Safar ^b   Kasenally, Roukaya ^c  

^a Moorhead   (United States)

^b Universiti Kebangsaan   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

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EID: 79958724118     PISSN: 01296612     EISSN: 23776277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01296612.1997.11726539     Document Type: Article

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