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Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet Age

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. William H. Lehr

    1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

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  2. Lorenzo M. Pupillo

    1. Telecom Italia, Italy

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Part of the book series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy (TREP, volume 43)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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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

      Pages 71-71
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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

      Pages 155-155
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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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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

    William H. Lehr

  • Telecom Italia, Italy

    Lorenzo M. Pupillo

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