ICT, power, and developmental discourse: A critical analysis

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 110, Issue , 2003, Pages 347-373

  Thompson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; DOMINANT SET; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; NORTH AMERICAN; WORLD BANK GROUP;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84904342054     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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