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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782860303321

Titolo

Governing global electronic networks : international perspectives on policy and power / / edited by William J. Drake and Ernest J. Wilson III

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008

ISBN

0-262-30931-9

0-262-27193-1

1-4356-9985-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (681 p.)

Collana

The information revolution and global politics

Altri autori (Persone)

DrakeWilliam J

WilsonErnest J., III.

Disciplina

384

Soggetti

Telecommunication policy

Telecommunication - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; I The Global Governance of Infrastructure; 2 Sovereign Right and the Dynamics of Power in the ITU; 3 Balancing Equity and Ef ciency Issues in Global Spectrum Management; 4 The Peculiar Evolution of 3G Wireless Networks; 5 The GATS Agreement on Basic Telecommunications; II The Global Governance of Networked Information, Communication, and Commerce; 6 Trade Barriers or Cultural Diversity?; 7 The Global Governance of Mass Media Content; 8 International Regulation of Internet Content; 9 Creating Conventions; 10 Privacy in the Digital Age

11 Intellectual Property Rights, Capacity Building, and ''Informational Development'' in Developing CountriesIII The Participation of Nondominant Stakeholders in Network Global Governance; 12 Louder Voices and the International Debate on Developing Country Participation in ICT Decision Making; 13 The Ambiguities of Participation in the Global Governance of Electronic Networks; 14 Spectators or Players?; 15 Multistakeholderism, Civil Society, and Global Diplomacy; 16 Conclusion; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this volume, experts analyze the global governance of electronic networks, emphasizing international power dynamics and the concerns



of nondominant actors. Each chapter concludes with a set of policy recommendations for the promotion of an open, dynamic and more equitable networld order.