TRADE LIBERALISATION AND DIGITAL DIVIDE : AN ANALYSIS OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT OF WTO

This article reflects on the effectiveness of trade liberalization, as envisaged in the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of the WTO, for promoting ICT use and production in developing countries. Based on empirical evidence on global exports of ITA goods, and the performance of different groups...

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Main Author: Joseph, KJ and Govindan Parayil
Format: Printed Book
Published: Centre for Development Studies-WP381 2006
Subjects:
WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION ICT DIFFUSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/00300.pdf
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