Inequality in the network society: An integrated approach to ICT access, basic skills, and complex capabilities

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 192-207

  Mendonça, Sandro ^a,b,c   Crespo, Nuno ^a   Simões, Nadia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Access; Composite index; ICT use; Inequality; Portugal; Skills

Indexed keywords

LARGE DATASET; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACCESS; COMPOSITE INDEX; ICT USE; INEQUALITY; PORTUGAL; SKILLS;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

EID: 84940005379     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2014.12.010     Document Type: Article

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