附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-290) and index.
Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Socioeconomic design of technological systems; 3. Economics and politics of telecommunication systems; 4. The design of data network systems: competing and collaborating technologies; 5. The evolution of the Internet system; 6. Internationalization and digital divide; 7. Co-evolution: localization of the Internet system; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
摘要:'This excellent volume will be a first-rate addition to the literature. It is original, thorough, well-written and well-organised. The notes to each chapter are particularly good and together with the extensive list of references make it such a comprehensive study that it should become a standard reference book on the Internet.
