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This volume brings together scholars and policymakers to address
the issue of telecommunications policy in developing countries. It
elaborates on the position that economics and technology determine
the framework for discussion, but politics makes the decision.
Politics, in this case, refers to the dynamics of the power
structure generated by the historical and contemporary context of
state, social, economic, and cultural forces. The chapter authors
address the system of information transportation -- the
telecommunications sector in developing countries ranging from
low-income countries with overburdened, rural roads in south Asia
and Africa trying to catch up to digitalized fibre-optic
superhighways in middle income countries such as Singapore.
The organization of the book reflects a contextually situated
intellectual viewpoint. The first part presents a historical and
conceptual introduction to changes in the organization of
telecommunications. The second part analyzes the major external and
internal forces that have influenced the process of private sector
participation in telecommunications. The third part offers ten
comparative country case studies that provide evidence of the
diverse conditions, goals, and processes of the realignment of
public and private tasks in the telecommunications industry.
Finally, contributors address the issue of regulation from
differing positions -- a pragmatic, "how-to-cope" discussion for
developing country decision makers.
The diverse perspectives in this volume should provide help to
developing countries in their struggle with proposals received from
international banks, private investors, interested "big powers,"
and their consulting firms.
This volume interrogates what "global" means in the context of
"communication," and who benefits from global communication
practices and industries. Emerging scholars contribute their unique
perspectives in communication scholarship, charting innovative
directions for research that connects empirical evidence with
pressing questions of social significance. This critical reflection
leads to considering problems that result from the way global
communication becomes mobilized, in the practice of journalism and
development as well as the ICT industry. Global Communication
defines the term "globalization," through understanding the
cultural geography of global, regional, national, and local media.
Critical evaluations of media production, distribution, and
consumption practices, within cultural contexts, offer insights
into how people "mediate" the global. Chapters draw attention to
communications in Latin America, the Arab World, and South Asia,
complicating territorial boundaries and exploring how local
audience and industry practices work within global as well as local
configurations.
This volume interrogates what "global" means in the context of
"communication," and who benefits from global communication
practices and industries. Emerging scholars contribute their unique
perspectives in communication scholarship, charting innovative
directions for research that connects empirical evidence with
pressing questions of social significance. This critical reflection
leads to considering problems that result from the way global
communication becomes mobilized, in the practice of journalism and
development as well as the ICT industry. Global Communication
defines the term "globalization," through understanding the
cultural geography of global, regional, national, and local media.
Critical evaluations of media production, distribution, and
consumption practices, within cultural contexts, offer insights
into how people "mediate" the global. Chapters draw attention to
communications in Latin America, the Arab World, and South Asia,
complicating territorial boundaries and exploring how local
audience and industry practices work within global as well as local
configurations.
This volume brings together scholars and policymakers to address
the issue of telecommunications policy in developing countries. It
elaborates on the position that economics and technology determine
the framework for discussion, but politics makes the decision.
Politics, in this case, refers to the dynamics of the power
structure generated by the historical and contemporary context of
state, social, economic, and cultural forces. The chapter authors
address the system of information transportation -- the
telecommunications sector in developing countries ranging from
low-income countries with overburdened, rural roads in south Asia
and Africa trying to catch up to digitalized fibre-optic
superhighways in middle income countries such as Singapore.
The organization of the book reflects a contextually situated
intellectual viewpoint. The first part presents a historical and
conceptual introduction to changes in the organization of
telecommunications. The second part analyzes the major external and
internal forces that have influenced the process of private sector
participation in telecommunications. The third part offers ten
comparative country case studies that provide evidence of the
diverse conditions, goals, and processes of the realignment of
public and private tasks in the telecommunications industry.
Finally, contributors address the issue of regulation from
differing positions -- a pragmatic, "how-to-cope" discussion for
developing country decision makers.
The diverse perspectives in this volume should provide help to
developing countries in their struggle with proposals received from
international banks, private investors, interested "big powers,"
and their consulting firms.
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