Overview

 The dynamics of the digital economy in the US, Europe and Japan are rather different. Some EU countries come close to the USA as the leading OECD country in the new economy, but Japan faces particular problems in catching-up digitally. Information and communication technology will affect productivity growth, production, the financial system and trade. Setting adequate rules for the digital economy - at the national and international level - is a key challenge for industrialized countries. Moreover, cultural and organizational challenges will also have to be met.

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Author:   Claude E. Barfield ,  Günter S. Heiduk ,  Paul J.J. Welfens
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.650kg
ISBN:  

9783540002864

ISBN 10:   3540002863
Pages:   391
Publication Date:   27 February 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Telecommunications, Internet, Innovation and Growth in Europe.- Is the IT Revolution Possible in Japan?- The Internet and Evolving Patterns of International Trade.- Internet Dynamics, Trade and Globalization.- Internet and Culture.- A Paradise for Bargain Hunters?- Causing Major Upheavals in the Spatial Organization of the Financial Sector?- How Will the Internet Change the Japanese Financial Perspective?- Internet Dynamics and Expansion of European Financial Markets: Issues from a Behavioral Finance Perspective.- Competition in Telecommunications and Internet Services: A Dynamic Perspective.- Persistence of Monopolistic Bottlenecks in Telecommunications and Internet Services.- Regulatory Economics and the Internet.- The Regulation, Deregulation, and Nonregulation of Telecommunications and the Internet in the United States.- Deregulation of Telecommunications and Non-Regulation of the Internet in Japan.- Electronic Commerce and the GATs Negotiations.- The Internet and Society.- Knowledge, Work Organisation and Economic Growth.- The Quest for Global Leadership in the Internet Age. A European Perspective.

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