In this volume, author Urs Gattiker offers a broad overview of Internet and technology-related theory. He examines Internet and multimedia issues from an international perspective, outlining issues of international sovereignty and the potential impact of national interests on global technology policy. He also surveys the issues of regulation and institutionalization of the Internet, examines ways for reducing the inequality of benefits from such technology, and explores the opportunities and challenges the Internet offers for consumers, firms, governments, and interest groups. In assembling...

"From Rural Village to Global Village: Telecommunications for Development in the Information Age" examines the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on both the macro level  and sector level, emphasizing rural and developing