Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet Age

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet Age

      • William H. Lehr, Lorenzo M. Pupillo

      Pages 3-16

3. The Policy Challenge

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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   2. The Three Digital Divides

      • Eli M. Noam

      Pages 19-26

   3. The Next Generation Internet: Where Technologies Converge and Policies Collide

      • Michael R. Nelson

      Pages 27-41

   4. Broadcasting Policy Hits the Internet

      • Leonard Waverman

      Pages 43-59

   5. Globalization and the Internet Challenge

      • Antonio Pilati

      Pages 61-69

4. The Internet Governance Challenge

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Names, Numbers, and Global Governance

      • Milton L. Mueller

      Pages 73-94

   3. Intellectual Property and the Information Economy

      • Julie E. Cohen

      Pages 95-112

5. The Privacy Challenge

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113

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   2. Protecting Privacy: The Canadian Experience

      • Helen McDonald

      Pages 115-126

   3. Economic Aspects of Personal Privacy

      • Hal R. Varian

      Pages 127-137

   4. Cybercrimes v. Cyberliberties

      • Nadine Strossen

      Pages 139-154

6. The Economics Challenge

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Implications of Electronic Commerce for Fiscal Policy

      • Austan Goolsbee

      Pages 157-167

   3. P2P, Digital Commodities, and the Governance of Commerce

      • Alain Bourdeau de Fontenay, Eric Bourdeau de Fontenay

      Pages 169-196

   4. Spectrum Allocation and the Internet

      • Bruce M. Owen, Gregory L. Rosston

      Pages 197-218

7. Back Matter

   Pages 219-274

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Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet Age is a collection of essays from some of the world's best-known experts on Internet public policy. It provides an accessible introduction to critical issues that policymakers, businesspeople, and the public will need to confront in coming years: universal access, appropriate content (pornography, free speech, cultural values), Internet broadcasting, intellectual property, Internet taxation, consumer protection, privacy, fair E-business competition, regulation of the Internet infrastructure, and more. This book is intended for the industry practitioner, analysts, and researchers. It would also be suitable for use in graduate and undergraduate courses, as well as by researchers.

• E-Business
• Electronic Commerce
• Governance
• Internet
• cyber policy
• internet age
• privacy
• public policy

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

  William H. Lehr

• Telecom Italia, Italy

  Lorenzo M. Pupillo

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