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TESTING THE LEAP-FROG HYPOTHESIS: The impact of existing infrastructure and telecommunications policy on the global digital divide

Philip N. Howard Department of Communication, University of Washington, 141 Communications Building, Box 353740, Seattle, Washington, 98195-3740, USA E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 133-157 | Published online: 25 Apr 2007

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