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dc.contributor.authorChand, Smriti
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-17T16:31:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-01T14:37:01Z
dc.date.available2011-06-17T16:31:36Z
dc.date.available2015-10-01T14:37:01Z
dc.date.issued2011-06-17T16:31:36Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/1648
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the relationship between internet development and various socio- economic factors that are assumed to affect internet infrastructure development decision. The data collected for 35 Asian countries is secondary data collected from various sources. This study tests six hypotheses about the impact of various socio-economic factors and economic freedom indicators on Internet Penetration Rate (IPR) and Internet Service Providers (ISP). The findings show that the IPR can be statistically explained by one independent variable: GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The study models also include Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), literacy rate, fertility rate, the percentage of urban population, the country's status as a former European Colony, Business Freedom, Freedom from Corruption, and Property Rights.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySmriti Chand
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.lcshDigital Divide.
dc.subject.lcshInternet service providers.
dc.subject.lcshInternet--Nepal.
dc.subject.otherConnectivity.
dc.subject.otherInternet penetration rate.
dc.subject.otherInternet Usage.
dc.titleThe Locational Determinants of Internet Usage in Asia and Nepal
dc.typeThesis
dc.date.graduationmonthMay
dc.date.published2011
dc.description.committeechairGatrell, Jay
dc.description.committeemembersGregory Bierly
dc.description.committeemembersJohn Conant
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Earth and Environmental Science
dc.description.imprintCunningham Memorial library, Terre Haute, Indiana State University
dc.description.itemidetd20110617-006
dc.description.levelMasters
dc.description.noteTitle from document title page. Document formatted into pages: contains 65 p.: ill. Includes abstract.
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