Determinants of Public Interest Cable Communications Policies

by Godek, Stephen C.

• ISBN13: 9780761801580
• ISBN10: 0761801588
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-01-23
• Publisher: UPA
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Summary

In this book the author asks how new technologies can be organized to operate in the public's interest, and addresses the problem this question poses when applied to cable technology. Contents: List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Problems in Cable Communication Policy; Public Interests and Cable Communications; Explanations for Cable Community Interest Policies: Three Pure Types; An Empirical Examination of Explanations for Cable Community Interest Policies; An Organizational Explanation; Examining the Organizational Model; Regulating Cable Communications; Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix: Variable Names, Definitions, and Sources; Bibliography; Index.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Problems in Cable Communication Policy	p. 1
Public Interests and Cable Communications	p. 23
Explanations For Cable Community Interest Policies: Three Pure Types	p. 49
An Empirical Examination of Explanations for Cable Community Interest Policies	p. 75
An Organizational Explanation	p. 107
Examining the Organizational Model	p. 125
Regulating Cable Communications	p. 145
Conclusions and Recommendations	p. 163
Appendix: Variable Names, Definitions, and Sources	p. 175
Bibliography	p. 177
Index	p. 203
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