Abstract
France, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union implemented various public policies designed to promote the development of local computer industries, beginning in the late 1940s, that had mixed results but were part of a larger pan-European interest in promoting national economic development through the use of technologies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 493-512 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Journal of Contemporary History |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2009 |
Keywords
- Computers
- France
- IBM
- Information technologies
- Soviet Union
- United Kingdom