Manuel Castells - one of the world's pre-eminent social scientists
- has drawn together a stellar group of contributors to explore the
patterns and dynamics of the network society in its cultural and
institutional diversity. The book analyzes the technological,
cultural and institutional transformation of societies around the
world in terms of the critical role of electronic communication
networks in business, everyday life, public services, social
interaction and politics. The contributors demonstrate that the
network society is the new form of social organization in the
Information age, replacing the Industrial society. The book
analyzes processes of technological transformation in interaction
with social culture in different cultural and institutional
contexts: the United States of America, the United Kingdom,
Finland, Russia, China, India, Canada, and Catalonia. The topics
examined include business productivity, global financial markets,
cultural identity, the uses of the Internet in education and
health, the anti-globalization movement, political processes, media
and identity, and public policies to guide technological
development. Taken together these studies show that the network
society adopts very different forms, depending on the cultural and
institutional environments in which it evolves. The Network Society
is an outstanding and original volume of direct interest in
academia - particularly in the fields of social sciences,
communication studies, and business schools - as well as for
policymakers engaged in technological policy and economic
development. Business and management experts will also discover
much of value to them within this book.
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