Information technology and development: A new paradigm for delivering the internet to rural areas in developing countries

Information Technology and Development: A New Paradigm for Delivering the Internet to Rural Areas in Developing Countries

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-125

  James, Jeffrey ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84909413718     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203325506     Document Type: Book

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