Smart development: Saudi Arabia's quest for a knowledge economy

International Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 47-76

  Al Filali, Isam Yahia ^a   Gallarotti, Giulio M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

development; information economy; information technology; Knowledge economy; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE; MICROFINANCE; RESOURCE ECONOMY;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84890836624     PISSN: 00208817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020881713504673     Document Type: Article

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