Emerging technologies, IT infrastructure, and economic development in Mexico

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-54

  Mejias, Roberto J ^a   Palmer, Jonathan W ^b   Harvey, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

GSS in Mexico; IT and economic development in Mexico; IT in Mexico; Mexican IT infrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870285913     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.1999.10856246     Document Type: Article

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