The Rise of the New Network Industries - Regulating Digital Platforms (Hardcover)

Cutting through the confusion around the nature and implications of digitalization, this book explores the rise of the new digital networks, how they affect traditional infrastructure, and how they will eventually need to be regulated. The authors examine how digitalization affects infrastructures in telecommunications, transport, and energy, and how digital platforms establish themselves as a new network on top of and in addition to traditional ones. Complex concepts are introduced through short and colorful stories about the founders of the most popular platforms (Google, Facebook, Skype, Uber, etc.) and how they grew to positions of power, drawing parallels with century-old traditional network industries' monopoly power (AT&T, General Electric, etc.). The authors argue that these digital platforms strongly interfere with traditional infrastructures that are heavily regulated and provide essential services for society - meaning that digital platforms should be considered as a new and much more powerful type of infrastructure and will require regulation accordingly. A global audience of policy makers, public authorities, consultants, lawyers, students, and academics, as well as anyone with an interest in these digital platforms, will find this book enlightening and essential reading.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Juan Montero • Matthias Finger
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	286
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-69304-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > International business Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Research & development management Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Postal & telecommunications industries Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Information technology industries Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Foundations of law > General
LSN:	0-367-69304-6
Barcode:	9780367693046

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