An innovative discussion of the impact of the Internet revolution on advanced and developing countries.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Introduction Emanuele Giovannetti, Mitsuhiro Kagami and Masatsugu Tsuji; 1. Transformation of the Japanese system towards a network economy Masatsugu Tsuji; 2. The IT revolution and its meaning for society Mitsuhiro Kagami; 3. The IT revolution and telecommunications infrastructure Masatsugu Tsuji; 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 Yasushi Ueki; 6. IT diffusion in Southeast Asia: the cases of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand Norihiko Yamada; 7. The IT revolution, the internet and telecommunications: the transition towards a competitive industry in the European Union Emanuele Giovannetti; 8. Globalising information? The IT revolution in Central and Eastern Europe Tanga McDaniel; 9. Human capital in the move up the value chain: the case of Indian software and services industry Paul Kattuman and Kumar Iyer; 10. Internet access and regulatory reform: the experience of South Africa Emanuele Giovannetti; 11. The IT revolution in the USA: the current situation and problems Soon-Yong Choi and Andrew B. Whinston; 12. The effects of the IT revolution on firms and the global economy Soon-Yong Choi and Andrew B. Whinston; 13. Internet-based globalisation and international division of labour Soon-Yong Choi and Andrew B. Whinston; Conclusion Emanuele Giovannetti, Mitsuhiro Kagami and Masatsugu Tsuji; Index.
