Conceptualizing a contextual measurement for digital divide/s: Using an integrated narrative

Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 630-644

  Barzilai Nahon, Karine ^a   Gomez, Ricardo ^a   Ambikar, Rucha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Center for Information and Society   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-699-0.ch034     Document Type: Chapter

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