The Political Economy of Telecommunications Reform in Developing Countries

by Petrazzini, Ben A.

• ISBN13: 9780275952945
• ISBN10: 0275952940
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-10-30
• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text

Summary

Based on a policy-making theoretical framework and on the recent experiences of 10 developing countries, this study explores the factors that lead to the success or failure of telecommunications reform. It provides universal conclusions that might help predict the success or failure of telecommunications policies, such as, privatization and liberalization, in other nations that are moving towards reform. This book is an original contribution to our understanding of the rapid and often complex transformations in telecommunications policies. It defies previous assumptions about conditions for success and failure of policy implementation. Although numerous publications deal with telecommunications policy reform in Europe or the United States, little has been written about it in the developing world. This book fills the gap and will be invaluable for academics, policy makers, and others concerned with communications, economic development, and international business.

Table of Contents

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Glossary

Introduction

Restructuring Telecommunications Services: A Transformation Without Boundaries

Explaining Divergent Policy Outcomes

Argentina 1980-1989: The Rocky Road to Reform

Argentina 1989-1991: Full Privatization, Limited Liberalization

Mexico 1988-1991: A Sweeping Reform

Generalizing the Argument Success and Failure of Telecom Reform in Other LDCs

The Socioeconomic Impact of Reform

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index