Governance of Communication Networks Connecting Societies and Markets with IT /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Preissl, Brigitte (Editor), Müller, Jürgen (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2006.
• Series: Contributions to Economics,
• Subjects: Information technology.; Business > Data processing.; E-commerce.; Electrical engineering.; Industrial organization.; Economic policy.; Economics.; Industrial Organization.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; R & D/Technology Policy.; e-Commerce/e-business.; IT in Business.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).

Hardly anyone would doubt the potential of information technology (IT) to connect individuals, firms and organisations. Whether this power to connect will actually lead to the integration of markets and societies is a different issue. The articles collected in this book shed light on several aspects...