The digital divide in individual e-commerce utilization in China: Results from a national survey

Information Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-80

  Zhu, Shizhan ^a   Chen, Juan ^b  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; digital divide; e commerce use; Internet u.; rural urban inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875059998     PISSN: 02666669     EISSN: 17416469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266666912450168     Document Type: Article

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