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Regulating the global information society
Title
Regulating the global information society / edited by Christopher Marsden.
ISBN
0203988892
0415242177
0415242185
1134547994
1134548001
1280141816
9780203988893
9780415242172
9780415242189
9781134547999
9781134548002
9781280141812
Published
London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xx, 367 pages)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
English.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
An outstanding line-up of contributors explore the regulation of the internet from an interdisciplinary perspective. In-depth coverage of this controversial area such as international political economy, law, politics, economics, sociology and internet regulation. Regulating the Global Information Society covers the differences between both US and UK approaches to regulation and establishes where policy is being made that will influence the future direction of the global information society, from commercial, democratic and middle-ground perspectives.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Regulating the global information society. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Warwick studies in globalisation
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-357) and index.
Contents
Introduction : information and communications technologies, globalisation and regulation / Christopher T. Marsden
Part I. Theoretical perspectives. The role of the public sphere in the information society / Nicholas Garnham
In search of the self : charting the course of self-regulation on the internet in a global environment / Monroe E. Price and Stefaan G. Verhulst
Will electronic commerce change the law? Towards a regulatory perspective based on competition, information and learning skills / Paul Nihoul
Part II. The limits of telecommunications regulation. How far can deregulation of telecommunications go? / Martin Cave
Realising social goals in connectivity and content : the challenge of convergence / Richard Collins
Commentary : when to regulate in the GIS? A public policy perspective / Fod Barnes
The rise and decline of the international telecommunications regime / William J. Drake
After Seattle : trade negotiations and the new economy / Jonathan D. Aronson ; Comment / Dimitri Ypsilanti
Part III. International self-regulation and standard setting. Locating internet governance : lessons from the standards process / Mark Gould
Semi-private international rulemaking : lessons learned from the WIPO domain name process / A. Michael Froomkin
Part IV. Standard setting and competition policy. Will the internet remake antitrust law? / Mark Lemley
The problems of the third way : a Java case study / David McGowan
Part V. The limits of government regulation. China's impact on the Global Information Society / Perry Keller
Freedom versus access rights in a European context / Ad van Loon
Pluralism, guidance and the new media / Thomas Gibbons
Five challenges for regulating the Global Information Society / Pamela Samuelson.
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