The end justifies the definition: The manifold outlooks on the digital divide and their practical usefulness for policy-making

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 715-736

  Hilbert, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Budget; Development; Digital divide; ICT; Measurement methodology; Policy

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; DEVELOPMENT; DIGITAL DIVIDE; ICT; MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY;

DIGITAL TELEVISION;

EID: 79960291816     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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