The Internet Revolution

A Global Perspective

Emanuele Giovannetti, Mitsuhiro Kagami, Masatsugu Tsuji

288 pages, parution le 07/05/2003

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Résumé

Information technology has become a constant presence in contemporary life, infiltrating community, business and state affairs. This book discusses the current uses and problems of IT in both developing and advanced countries, focussing on the ways in which IT changes society without neglecting the problematic aspects of the Internet revolution such as computer crime and the lack of professionals with computer literacy, particularly from a developing country's perspective. It examines such issues as the characteristics of network economies, connectivity pricing, Internet access, regulation, changes in supply chains, IT gaps between supply and demand, productivity increases, and the digital divide. Emanuele Giovannetti, Mitsuhiro Kagami and Masatsugu Tsuji have gathered together a group of international experts in economics and trade who discuss the impact of this revolution globally, looking at countries or regions including the UK, EU, Central and Eastern Europe, US, Japan, India, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China.

Contents

Introduction
1. Transformation of the Japanese system towards a network economy
2. IT revolution and its meaning to society
3. The IT revolution and telecommunication infrastructure
4. International division of labour in East Asia's IT industry Hiromi Ohki
5. Electronic industry in Asia: the changing supply chain and its effects
6. IT diffusion in Southeast Asia: the cases of Singapore
7. IT revolution, internet and telecommunications: the transition towards a competitive industry in the European Union
8. Globalising information? The IT revolution in Central and Eastern Europe
9. Human capital in the move up the value chain: the case of Indian software and services industry
10. Internet access and regulatory reform: the experience of South Africa
11. IT revolution in the US: current situation and problems
12. Effects of IT revolution on firms and the global economy
13. Internet-based globalisation and international division of labour
Conclusions

L'auteur - Emanuele Giovannetti

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L'auteur - Mitsuhiro Kagami

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L'auteur - Masatsugu Tsuji

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Emanuele Giovannetti, Mitsuhiro Kagami, Masatsugu Tsuji
Parution	07/05/2003
Nb. de pages	288
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	595g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521823722
ISBN13	978-0-521-82372-2