Sách The Global Internet Economy

Product Description:

By 2002, all but a handful of countries were connected to
the Internet. The intertwining of the Internet and the globalization of finance,
corporate governance, and trade raises questions about national models of
technology development and property rights. The sudden ability of hundreds of
millions of users to gain access to a global communication infrastructure
spurred the creation of new firms and economic opportunities. The Internet
challenged existing institutions and powerful interests: Technology was global,
but its economic and business development was molded in the context of
prevailing national institutions.

Comparing the experiences of seven
countries -- France, Germany, India, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, and the United
States -- this book analyzes the rise of the Internet and its impact on changing
national institutions. Each country chapter describes how the Internet
developed, evaluates the extent to which the Silicon Valley model was adopted,
and suggests why certain sectors and technologies developed faster than others.
The book also analyzes specific Internet sectors and regulations across
countries. It shows that the Internet's effects are more evolutionary than
revolutionary. At the same time, the impact of broad cultural change on
entrepreneurial aspirations is clearly visible in certain nations, especially India
and Sweden.