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From iron fist to invisible hand : the uneven path of telecommunications reform in China / Irene S. Wu.
LIBRA HE8425 .W8 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wu, Irene S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Telecommunication policy--China.
- Telecommunication policy.
- Telecommunication--China--History.
- Telecommunication.
- Freedom of information--China.
- Freedom of information.
- Trade regulation--China.
- Trade regulation.
- History.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- From iron fist to somewhat invisible hand
- China's telecommunications history : seeking control while liberalizing to modernize
- Evolution of the telecommunications policymaker : bargaining among interests
- Running the gauntlet : entry of new firms in China's telecommunications service market
- Foreign investors : caught between state and company demands
- The heart of competition policy in telecommunications : making interconnection work
- Chasing the consumer : retail pricing of telecommunications in China
- The triumphant consumer? The growth of voice over internet protocol (VOIP) and "little smart" personal handyphone service
- Does freeing the communications market require freeing communications?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-178) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780804759625
- 0804759626
- OCLC:
- 220420858
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