The information age
By: James D. Torr, book editor.
Contributors: Torr, James D., 1974-
Series: Current controversies
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
Subjects: Information society; Information technology -- Social aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-182) and index.
Table of contents: title: The; title: internet benefits society -- W. David Stephenson -- The; title: information age has improved everyday life -- Carter Henderson -- The; title: internet fosters online communities -- John B. Horrigan -- The; title: information age is fostering the spread of freedom and democracy -- Gary W. Selnow -- The; title: internet harms society -- Deborah C. Sawyer -- The; title: information age has not dramatically improved everyday life -- Phillip J. Longman; title: Online communities cannot substitute for real-life communities -- Dinesh D'Souza -- The; title: information age may not foster democracy -- Andrew L. Shapiro; title: Much of the world has not benefited from the information age -- Fabian A. Koss; title: Information technology has transformed the U.S. economy -- Council of Economic Advisors; title: Information technology will continue to fuel economic growth -- Robert E. Litan -- The; title: internet has not created a new economy -- Dwight R. Lee -- The; title: new economy is no different than the old economy -- Paul Wallace; title: Many claims about the new economy have been exaggerated -- Economist; title: Regulating the internet : an overview -- Economist; title: Governement regulation of the internet is necessary -- Debora Spar; title: Stronger internet privacy laws are necessary -- Simson Garfinkel -- The; title: government should protect children from online pornography -- Bruce Watson; title: State governments should be able to tax e-commerce -- Frank Shafroth; title: Government regulation of the internet harms society -- Jamie Dettmer; title: Stronger internet privacy laws are unnecessary -- Maureen Sirhal; title: Government efforts to protect children from online pornography are ineffective -- Rob Reilly; title: State governments should not be able to tax e-commerce -- Edwin Feulner -- The; title: information age may make traditional universities obsolete -- Samuel L. Dunn -- The; title: information age will not make traditional universities obsolete -- A. Michael Noll; title: Online voting could improve elections -- Kevin Bonsor; title: Online voting would harm the political process -- Jonah Goldberg; title: Media conglomerates may dominate the information age -- Lawrence Lessig -- The; title: internet will become a more useful part of everyday life -- Mark Frauenfelder; title: Society will become increasingly interconnected in the information age -- Tom Regan; title: There will be a backlash against the information age-- Karl Albrecht and Ronald Gunn.