Digital Divides in Europe: Culture, Politics and the Western-Southern Divide

Contents: Introduction - Theory and Conceptual Foundations - The Western-Southern divide in Europe - Greece - Portugal - The UK - Empirical Analysis - Association between Internet use and social culture in the West and South of Europe - Association between Internet use and policy and regulation in the West and South of Europe - Internet adoption influenced by social culture and decision-making: an inferential analysis - Concluding remarks.

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