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Fall 2003

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 19, Number 1

Categories: Fall 2003 | Research Methods

The Distribution of Internet Use : A Cross-National Analysis

Chris Fallow, BondWave LLC

Seth Norton, Wheaton College

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TheDistributionofInternetUse:ACross-NationalAnalysis1ChrisFallowBondWaveLLCSethNortonWheatonCollegeThewideadoptionoftheInternetisoneofthemostdramaticeconomicandtechnologicaldevelopmentsinrecentyears.TheInternationalTelecommunicationsUnionreportsthatin2002therewere591millionInternetusersworldwide.Insomecountries,InternetadoptionhashadwideimpactbeyondpureconsumptionCaffectingtheinternaloperationsoffirmsaswellasdramaticinnovationsinmarketing(Kenney2003).ThedispersionoftheInternetacrossthepopulationsoftheworldisalsodramatic.AcommonmeasurefortheincidenceoftheInternetisthenumberofAinternethosts@inacountry.ThemeasureisAYthenumberofcomputersdirectlyconnectedtotheworldwidenetworkofinterconnectedcomputersystems@(WorldBank1999,245).TheInternationalTelecommunicationsUnionreportsthatasof1996,96percentoftheInternethostcomputerswereinhighincomecountriesthatincludedonly16percentoftheworld=spopulation.ThereweremoreInternethostsinFinlandthantherewereinallcountriescomprisingLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean.NewYorkCityhadmoreInternethoststhanallthecountriesofAfrica.21Apreviousversionofthispaperwaspresentedatthe2001ConferenceoftheAssociationofPrivateEnterpriseEducation.WearegratefultoP.J.Hill,JamesHalteman,andarefereeforhelpfulcomments.Weareresponsibleforanyremainingerrors.NortonthankstheEarhartFoundationforfinancialsupport.2Seewww.itu.int/newsarchives/wtd/1999.

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Title	The Distribution of Internet Use : A Cross-National Analysis
Authors/Creators:	Chris Fallow, BondWave LLC Seth Norton, Wheaton College
Year:	2003
Volume:	19
Number:	1
Pages:	38 - 53
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	Technology, Telecommunications, Economic development, New technology, Market, Trade, Rule of law, Education

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Fallow, Chris; Norton, Seth / 2003. "The Distribution of Internet Use : A Cross-National Analysis." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 19(1): 38-53.