Can broadband access rescue the rural economy?
Summary. Broadband access alone cannot rescue rural economies. While governments promote broadband rollout for rural competitiveness, current technologies are unsuitable for remote areas. More fundamentally, rural businesses lack growth propensity and entrepreneurial drive, making technology access secondary to deeper enterprise challenges. Technology deployment without addressing these underlying limitations will fail to deliver expected economic benefits.
Cite this article
Galloway, L.. (2007). Can broadband access rescue the rural economy?. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000710832749
Galloway, Laura. “Can broadband access rescue the rural economy?.” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000710832749.
Galloway, Laura. 2007. “Can broadband access rescue the rural economy?.” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000710832749.
@article{galloway-2007-can-broadband-access-rescue-rural,
title = {Can broadband access rescue the rural economy?},
author = {Laura Galloway},
journal = {Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development},
year = {2007},
doi = {10.1108/14626000710832749},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000710832749}
}
TY - JOUR TI - Can broadband access rescue the rural economy? AU - Laura Galloway JO - Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development PY - 2007 DO - 10.1108/14626000710832749 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000710832749 ER -
Details
- DOI
- 10.1108/14626000710832749
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- broadband-and-digital, policy, entrepreneurship
- Added
- 2026-04-28