@article{Heilig:164730,
      recid = {164730},
      author = {Heilig, Gerhard K.},
      title = {Information society and the countryside: can  internet-based systems bring income alternatives to rural  areas?},
      journal = {Rural Areas and Development},
      address = {2003},
      number = {740-2016-50977},
      series = {Rural Areas and Development},
      pages = {15},
      year = {2003},
      abstract = {The paper reviews seven types of Internet-based  technologies and services that may be especially suitable  for rural areas. Its main focus is to analyze, which of  these applications could promote rural development and  prevent further economic and socio-demographic decline in  peripheral rural areas. In particular, we will analyze  whether these technologies have the potential to create  income alternatives for the rural population. The paper  also criticizes the current rural development policy of the  European Union, which is heavily biased towards the  agro-environmental measures, largely ignoring the potential  of Internet-based businesses and services for rural job  creation.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/164730},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.164730},
}