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

366 Pages

by Routledge

366 Pages

by Routledge

368 Pages

by Routledge

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This volume brings together scholars and policymakers to address the issue of telecommunications policy in developing countries. It elaborates on the position that economics and technology determine the framework for discussion, but politics makes the decision. Politics, in this case, refers to the dynamics of the power structure generated by the historical and contemporary context of state,... Read more

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?