Telecommunications Politics : Ownership and Control of the information Highway in Developing Countries

ISBN-13: 9780805817522 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 366 str.

Mody; Bella Mody; Johannes M. Bauer

Opis

This volume addresses telecommunications policy in developing countries, ranging from low-income countries with overburdened, rural roads in south Asia and Africa, to digitalized fibre-optic super highways in middle-income countries such as Singapore.

Recenzje

"...a good book with interesting global dimensions and perspectives on the politics of financing telecommunications."
—Media Development

Spis treści

Contents: A.B. Bande, Foreword. Preface. Part I:Increasing Private Sector Participation. J.D. Straubhaar, From PTT to Private: Liberalization and Privatization in Eastern Europe and the Third World. D.R. Headrick, Public-Private Relations in International Telecommunications Before World War II. Part II:Major Political Forces. G. Urey, Telecommunications and Global Capitalism. S. Bagchi-Sen, P. Das, Foreign Direct Investment by the U.S. Bells. G. Urey, Infrastructure for Global Financial Integration: The Role of the World Bank. E. Barrera, The Role of Domestic Capital in Latin America. M. Jussawalla, Telecommunications Privatization and Capital Formation in the ASEAN. B. Mody, L-S. Tsui, The Changing Role of the State. Part III:Case Studies. A.B. Wolf, G. Sussman, Privatization of Telecommunications: Lessons From the Philippines. J.D. Straubhaar, P.K. McCormick, J.M. Bauer, C. Campbell, Telecommunications Restructuring: The Experience of Eight Countries. Part IV:The Role of Regulation. W.H. Melody, Privatization and Developing Countries. J.M. Bauer, Alternatives to Private Ownership. N. Sinha, Regulatory Reform: An Institutional Perspective. H.M. Trebing, Privatization and the Public Interest: Is Reconciliation Through Regulation Possible?

O autorze

Johannes M. Bauer, Bella Mody, Joe Straubhaar