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The Political Economy of Telecommunications Reform in Developing Countries: Privatization and Liberalization in Comparative Perspective » Read Now
by Ben A. Petrazzini. 232 pgs.

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Based on a policy-making theoretical framework and on the recent experiences of 10 developing countries, this study explores the factors that lead to the success or failure of the telecommunications reform. It provides universal conclusions that might help predict the success or failure of the...
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Based on a policy-making theoretical framework and on the recent experiences of 10 developing countries, this study explores the factors that lead to the success or failure of the telecommunications reform. It provides universal conclusions that might help predict the success or failure of the telecommunications policies, such as, privatization, and liberalization, in other nations that are now moving toward reform.
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Telecommunications Politics: Ownership and Control of the Information Highway in Developing Countries » Read Now
by Bella Mody, Johannes M. Bauer, Joseph D. Straubhaar. 335 pgs.

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...customers. Will the International Telecommunications Union-initiated...market. Indias international telecommunications operator VSNL...World Bank, the International...
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New Communication Technologies in Developing Countries » Read Now
by Jarice Hanson, Uma Narula. 168 pgs.

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...as UNESCO, the International Telecommunications Union ITU or the...The ITU The International Telecommunications Union ITU was...merged under a single International...
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China in the Information Age: Telecommunications and the Dilemmas of Reform » Read Now
by Milton Mueller, Zixiang Tan. 166 pgs.

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China's economic and social progress toward modernization is one of the defining features of the last quarter of the 20th century. The emergence of China coincides with another development of equally important international implications--the revolution in information and telecommunication...
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China's economic and social progress toward modernization is one of the defining features of the last quarter of the 20th century. The emergence of China coincides with another development of equally important international implications--the revolution in information and telecommunication technology. But how compatible are the new China and the information age? The Chinese Communist Party intends to embrace market-oriented economic development while maintaining centralized control over politics, culture, and public discourse. The contradictions and tensions of this goal are especially acute in telecommunication and information technology markets, where the rest of the world is moving rapidly toward liberalization and globalization. Will China's economic reforms allow it to join the information revolution, or will its unique political structure keep it insulated from the main currents of global economic development? This volume is the first detailed examination of how China's reform process is playing out in the realm of information and telecommunications.
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Japan's Computer and Communications Industry: The Evolution of Industrial Giants and Global Competitiveness » Read Now
by Martin Fransman. 546 pgs.

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This work draws on and extends the theoretical framework developed by such authors as Richard Nelson, Sidney Winter, David Teece, Alfred Chandler, Nathan Rosenberg, and Christopher Freeman, through an empirical analysis of the evolution of the Japanese information and communications (IC) industry...
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This work draws on and extends the theoretical framework developed by such authors as Richard Nelson, Sidney Winter, David Teece, Alfred Chandler, Nathan Rosenberg, and Christopher Freeman, through an empirical analysis of the evolution of the Japanese information and communications (IC) industry. Particular attention is paid to the development of a theory of the firm which is consistent with this empirical objective. The Japanese IC industry contains three main segments: computers and software, thelecommunications equipment, and semiconductors. The work asks: How did such Japanese companies as NTT, NEC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Toshiba, and Sumitomo Electric manage to catch up and become some of the largest companies in the world. Why have they not been as successful in global markets as their counterparts in consumer electronics and automobiles? What role was played by NTT's system of controlled competition and by MITI? Based on over 600 personal interviews over eight years with Japanese leaders, this book provides new analyses and empirical material on this crucial industry.
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Telecommunications in the Pacific Basin: An Evolutionary Approach » Read Now
by Eli Noam, Seisuke Komatsuzaki, Douglas A. Conn. 528 pgs.

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This comprehensive book examines the current state of telecommunications in the Pacific Basin. The focus is on the economic, regulatory, and social change caused by the technological evolution, marketplace developments and institutional reorganization. The overall analysis of the volume evolves...
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This comprehensive book examines the current state of telecommunications in the Pacific Basin. The focus is on the economic, regulatory, and social change caused by the technological evolution, marketplace developments and institutional reorganization. The overall analysis of the volume evolves around a multi-stage evolutionary model of public telecommunications networks. The first part consists of analytic articles on the evolution of telecommunication networks in the region, a comparison of deregulation policies in the different countries, and an analysis of public and private cooperation in international informatics. The second part reviews telecommunications systems in individual countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, and the United States.
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State Consolidation Through Liberalization of Telecommunications Services in India, in Journal of Communication » Read Now
by Bella Mody. 18 pgs.

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...General of the International Telecommunications Union-initiated...created to run international telecommunications. In spite of serious...Motorola, Singapore...
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Soviet and Post-Soviet Telecommunications: An Industry under Reform » Read Now
by Robert W. Campbell. 253 pgs.

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Proposed Legal Structure for the SilkSat Satellite Consortium: A Regional Intergovernmental Organization to Improve Telecommunications Infrastructure in Central Asia and the Trans-Caucasus Region, in Law and Policy in International Business » Read Now
by Lee Berger. 45 pgs.

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...See ROB FRIEDEN, INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS HANDBOOK 402 (1996...Relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization...Relating to the...
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Telecommunications in Europe » Read Now
by Eli Noam. 526 pgs.

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Noam's book is the first major attempt to address the complicated economic and public policy issues of telecommunications in Europe. He provides a thorough discussion of the evolution of central telephone networks, equipment supply, new value-added networks, and new telecommunications-related...
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Noam's book is the first major attempt to address the complicated economic and public policy issues of telecommunications in Europe. He provides a thorough discussion of the evolution of central telephone networks, equipment supply, new value-added networks, and new telecommunications-related services in a detailed country-by-country analysis.
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Network Competition for European Telecommunications » Read Now
by Oliver M. Stehmann. 330 pgs.

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The telecommunications industry is in the throes of rapid technological and regulatory change. Markets for terminals and services have been liberalized, and only the provision of networks has remained under the control of national operators. This book analyses from an economist's point of view the...
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The telecommunications industry is in the throes of rapid technological and regulatory change. Markets for terminals and services have been liberalized, and only the provision of networks has remained under the control of national operators. This book analyses from an economist's point of view the benefits which may be expected from the introduction of network competition in Europe, and describes how competition can be reconciled with social objectives. The author discusses the convergence of broadcasting and telecommunications, network competition, policy in Europe and the USA, the European Commission's approach, and a strategy for network competition in Europe which takes into account both the latest developments and the characteristics of the European environment.
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Polish Communications Law: Telecommunications Takes off in Transition Countries But at What Price Are They Becoming Wired?, in Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law » Read Now
by Jennifer Laura Feltham. 36 pgs.

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...effort to foster international telecommunications, the WTO negotiated...telecommunications: (1) international telecommunications links and connections...In the field of...
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Newmedia.Com.Au: The Changing Face of Australia's Media and Communications » Read Now
by Trevor L. Barr. 268 pgs.

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Respected commentator Trevor Barr tells the story behind the exponential growth of media and information technology
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Globalization and State Autonomy in the Information Age: Telecommunications Sector Restructuring in South Africa, in Journal of International Affairs » Read Now
by Derrick L. Cogburn. 22 pgs.

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...occurring in the international telecommunications arena that are influencing...unraveling of the international telecommunications cartel in the years...in Intelsat, the...
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The World Telecommunications Policy Forum: Globalization, Liberalization, and Privatization in the Provision of Satellite Services, in Law and Policy in International Business » Read Now
by Elke A. Hofmann. 11 pgs.

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...of satellites in international telecommunications is not new; presently...routinely handled by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU),(7...evidences a new era of...
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Foreign Investment in American Telecommunications » Read Now
by J. Gregory Sidak. 450 pgs.

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Restrictions on foreign investment in U.S. telecommunications firms have harmed the interests of American consumers and investors, argues J. Gregory Sidak in this convincing study. Sidak shows why these restrictions, originally intended to protect America from the perils of wireless telegraphy by...
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Restrictions on foreign investment in U.S. telecommunications firms have harmed the interests of American consumers and investors, argues J. Gregory Sidak in this convincing study. Sidak shows why these restrictions, originally intended to protect America from the perils of wireless telegraphy by foreign agents, should be repealed. Basing his analysis on legislative history, statutory and constitutional interpretation, and finance and trade theory, Sidak shows that these restrictions no longer serve their national security purpose (if they ever did). Instead they deny American consumers lower prices and more robust innovation, hamper access of American investors to foreign telecommunications markets, and unconstitutionally impinge on freedom of speech. Sidak's study encompasses the Telecommunications Act of 1996, recent global mergers such as British Telecom-MCI, and the 1997 World Trade Organization agreement to liberalize trade in telecommunications services.
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