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      Exploring the Social Construction of IT Policy—Thailand and Singapore

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            cpro20
            CPRO
            Prometheus
            Critical Studies in Innovation
            Pluto Journals
            0810-9028
            1470-1030
            September 1999
            : 17
            : 3
            : 309-321
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            8632134 Prometheus, Vol. 17, No. 3, 1999: pp. 309–321
            10.1080/08109029908632134
            988bf038-f288-4f1d-af7b-d5440fd281a6
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            Computer science,Arts,Social & Behavioral Sciences,Law,History,Economics
            discourse,culture,IT policy,state,ideology,policy

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