The Internet and the Public Sphere: Evidence from Civil Society in Developing Countries

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Lunat, Ziyaad ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85162462003     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2008.tb00240.x     Document Type: Article

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