This paper identifies the domestic policy bargains that supported the FDI restriction. We contend that this analytical framework provides a much more solid understanding of the forces shaping Chinese telecommunications policy than simplistic extrapolations of Western notions of liberalization and privatization. Our model predicts that China would not have opened up to foreign investment in telecommunication services without the need to bargain for WTO accession. It is our conclusion that the State's desire for WTO accession tipped the game's equilibrium sufficiently to alter the FDI ban. This study examines whether self-development projects were effective in encouraging local adoption of new telecommunications services by businesses and residents as compared to control communities.
Results show the projects had some effect.
However, the study also found that market forces provided similar services in the control communities more quickly than anticipated, and after four years, differences in adoption between project and control communities were generally not significant. This raises questions about whether investments in such projects are justified. Residents of project communities did, however, have significantly more positive attitudes towards new technologies. Rural, self-development projects, infrastructure development. Such actions are necessary for enhancing policies and management practices in the field of telecommunications in Greece.