Global markets and government regulation in telecommunications / Kirsten Rodine-Hardy.
"In recent years, liberalization, privatization, and deregulation have become commonplace in sectors once dominated by government-owned monopolies. In telecommunications, for example, during the 1990s, more than 129 countries established independent regulatory agencies and more than 100 countri...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 207 p. :; ill. |
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| Summary: | "In recent years, liberalization, privatization, and deregulation have become commonplace in sectors once dominated by government-owned monopolies. In telecommunications, for example, during the 1990s, more than 129 countries established independent regulatory agencies and more than 100 countries privatized the state-owned telecom operator. Why did so many countries liberalize in such a short period of time? For example, why did both Denmark and Burundi, nations different along so many relevant dimensions, liberalize their telecom sectors around the same time?"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-194) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107022607 9781107306585 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Kirsten Rodine-Hardy. |