China in the Information Age - Telecommunications and the Dilemmas of Reform (Hardcover)

China's economic and social progress toward modernization is one of the defining features of the last quarter of the 20th century. The emergence of China coincides with another development of equally important international implications--the revolution in information and telecommunication technology. But how compatible are the new China and the information age? The Chinese government intends to embrace market-oriented economic development while maintaining centralized control over politics, culture, and public discourse. The contradictions and tensions of this goal are especially acute in telecommunication and information technology markets, where the rest of the world is moving rapidly toward liberalization and globalization. Will China's economic reforms allow it to join the information revolution, or will its unique political structure keep it insulated from the main currents of global economic development? This volume is the first detailed examination of how China's reform process is playing out in the realm of information and telecommunications.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1996
First published:	December 1996
Authors:	Milton Mueller • Zixiang Tan
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-275-95828-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Impact of computing & IT on society Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Promotions
LSN:	0-275-95828-0
Barcode:	9780275958282

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