The changing stance of the Canadian government in an age of globalization and information

Gazette

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 281-299

  d'Haenens, Leen ^a   Proulx, Serge ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; federal government; information highway; information society; policy making; provincial governments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993810407     PISSN: 00165492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016549200062003007     Document Type: Article

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