Governing Global Electronic Networks: International Perspectives on Policy and Power (Information Revolution and Global Politics) by Ernest J. Wilson III
The MIT Press | December 5, 2008 | English | ISBN: 0262042517 | 681 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The MIT Press | December 5, 2008 | English | ISBN: 0262042517 | 681 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The burgeoning use and transformative impact of global electronic networks are widely recognized to be defining features of contemporary world affairs. Less often noted has been the increasing importance of global governance arrangements in managing the many issues raised in such networks. This volume helps fill the gap by assessing some of the key international institutions pertaining to global telecommunications regulation and standardization, radio frequency spectrum, satellite systems, trade in services, electronic commerce, intellectual property, traditional mass media and Internet content, Internet names and numbers, cybercrime, privacy protection, and development