Disintermediation, Altered Chains and Altered Geographies: The Internet in the Thai Silk Industry

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-25

  Graham, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84861327288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2011.tb00321.x     Document Type: Article

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