ICT, Power, and Developmental Discourse: A Critical Analysis

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-25

  Thompson, Mark P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85164772192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2004.tb00131.x     Document Type: Article

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