The Failure of E-Government in Developing Countries: A Literature Review

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Dada, Danish ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85020152030     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2006.tb00176.x     Document Type: Article

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