The impact of ICT expansion on promoting democracy and economic freedom in the Middle East (1995-2005)

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dc.contributor.advisorNgwenyama, Ojelankien_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorBrown, Irwinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorShirazi, Firaden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-01T12:40:17Z
dc.date.available2015-01-01T12:40:17Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe PhD study has found that ICT expansion has positively influenced democratic freedom, information sharing and dissemination and provides a public sphere for discourse among citizens of the eleven Middle Eastern countries. This thesis also found that ICT expansion positively influences economic freedom in the eleven Middle Eastern countries. However, differences between countries such as the educational attainment of their citizens and institutional resistance to ICT utilization both enhanced and restricted the relationship between ICT and economic freedom in the regionen_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationShirazi, F. (2010). <i>The impact of ICT expansion on promoting democracy and economic freedom in the Middle East (1995-2005)</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10843en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationShirazi, Firad. <i>"The impact of ICT expansion on promoting democracy and economic freedom in the Middle East (1995-2005)."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10843en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationShirazi, F. 2010. The impact of ICT expansion on promoting democracy and economic freedom in the Middle East (1995-2005). University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Shirazi, Firad AB - The PhD study has found that ICT expansion has positively influenced democratic freedom, information sharing and dissemination and provides a public sphere for discourse among citizens of the eleven Middle Eastern countries. This thesis also found that ICT expansion positively influences economic freedom in the eleven Middle Eastern countries. However, differences between countries such as the educational attainment of their citizens and institutional resistance to ICT utilization both enhanced and restricted the relationship between ICT and economic freedom in the region DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - The impact of ICT expansion on promoting democracy and economic freedom in the Middle East (1995-2005) TI - The impact of ICT expansion on promoting democracy and economic freedom in the Middle East (1995-2005) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10843 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10843
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationShirazi F. The impact of ICT expansion on promoting democracy and economic freedom in the Middle East (1995-2005). [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10843en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Information Systemsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInformation Systemsen_ZA
dc.titleThe impact of ICT expansion on promoting democracy and economic freedom in the Middle East (1995-2005)en_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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