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Geographical Inequalities: The Spatial Bias of the New Communications Technologies

Andrew Gillespie, Kevin Robins

Journal of Communication · 1989 · 98 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Contrary to popular predictions of their decentralizing impact, digital communications contribute to new and more complex forms of corporate integration, reinforcing center periphery problems on a global scale.

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