ICT in a transition economy: The case of hungary

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 33-55

  Harindranath, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Globalization; Hungary; ICT diffusion; ICT industry; ICT policy; ICT production

Indexed keywords

EID: 84974845280     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2008.10856478     Document Type: Article

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