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Transforming global information and communication markets : the political economy of innovation / Peter F. Cowhey and Jonathan D. Aronson ; with Donald Abelson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cowhey, Peter F., 1948-
- Series:
- Information revolution & global politics.
- Information revolution and global politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information technology--Economic aspects.
- Information technology.
- Information technology--Technological innovations.
- Technological innovations--Economic aspects.
- Technological innovations.
- Telecommunication--Technological innovations.
- Telecommunication.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Innovation in information and communication technology (ICT) fuels the growth of the global economy. This examination of ICT from a political economy perspective argues that innovation and economic growth require new approaches in global governance that will reconcile diverse interests and enable competition to flourish.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I The Inflection Point ; 1 The Next Revolution in Global Information and Communication Markets; 2 The First Two ICT Eras; 3 Modularity at the Inflection Point; 4 Modularity and Innovation; 5 The Political Economy of the Inflection Point ; II A Theoretical Interlude; 6 Theory before Policy; III Three Dimensions of Global Market Governance; 7 Trade and the Global Network Revolution; 8 Wireless Infrastructure; 9 Internet Governance ; Summary and Conclusions; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Made available online by Ebrary.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-262-26054-9
- 0-262-25506-5
- 9786612240485
- 1-282-24048-X
- OCLC:
- 312933526
- Publisher Number:
- 9786612240485
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