Weaving the Western Web: explaining differences in Internet connectivity among OECD countries

被引：166

作者：

Hargittai, E ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Princeton Univ, Dept Sociol, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA

来源：

TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY | 1999年 / 23卷 / 10-11期

关键词：

Internet; global diffusion; connectivity; international network;

D O I：

10.1016/S0308-5961(99)00050-6

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Despite the Internet's increasing importance, there is little social scientific work that addresses its diffusion. Our knowledge is especially limited with respect to the conditions that encourage its spread across nations. This paper takes a first step in explaining the differences in Internet connectivity among OECD countries. After examining the impact of economic indicators, human capital, institutional legal environment, and existing technological infrastructure, the empirical analyses show that economic wealth and telecommunications policy are the most salient predictors of a nation's Internet connectivity. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：701 / 718

页数：18

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