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Escaping the trips trap: The political economy of free and open source software in Africa.

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Escaping the trips trap: The political economy of free and open source software in Africa. / May, Chris.
In: Political Studies, Vol. 54, No. 1, 01.03.2006, p. 123-146.

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May, C 2006, 'Escaping the trips trap: The political economy of free and open source software in Africa.', Political Studies, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 123-146. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2006.00569.x

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May, C. (2006). Escaping the trips trap: The political economy of free and open source software in Africa. Political Studies, 54(1), 123-146. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2006.00569.x

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May C. Escaping the trips trap: The political economy of free and open source software in Africa. Political Studies. 2006 Mar 1;54(1):123-146. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2006.00569.x

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May, Chris. / Escaping the trips trap: The political economy of free and open source software in Africa. In: Political Studies. 2006 ; Vol. 54, No. 1. pp. 123-146.

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