From iron fist to invisible hand
Subtitle: the uneven path of telecommunications reform in China
By: Irene S. Wu.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9780804759625
Subjects: Telecommunication policy -- China; Telecommunication -- China -- History; Freedom of information -- China; Trade regulation -- China
Description: The author uses telecommunications policy as a window to examine major contradictions in China's growth as an economic and political superpower. The book provides six policy-focused case studies, each centred on a question with implications for telecome stakeholders.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: From iron fist to somewhat invisible hand; title: China's telecommunications development in historical context; title: Evolution of the telecommunications policymaker : bargaining among interests; title: Running the gauntlet : entry of new firms in China's telecommunications service market; title: Foreign participation in China's telecommunications service market; title: The heart of competition policy in telecommunications : making interconnection work; title: Chasing the consumer : retail pricing of telecommunications in China; title: Triumph of the consumer? The growth of internet protocol (IP) telephony and "little smart" personal handyphone service; title: Does freeing the communications market require freeing communications?