Telecommunications and Development in China

by Lee, Paul S. N.

• ISBN13: 9781572730618
• ISBN10: 1572730617
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-02-01
• Publisher: Hampton Pr

Table of Contents

About the Contributors	ix
Part I: Introduction and Backgrounds
Telecommunications and Development: An Introduction	3	(18)
Paul S.N. Lee
Learning From the Evolution of Telecommunications in the Developed World	21	(34)
Benjamin J. Bates
A History of Telecommunications in China: Development and Policy Implications	55	(34)
Zhou He
The Political Economy of the Communication System in China	89	(24)
Leonard L. Chu
Part II: Survey of Telecommunications in China
Uneven Development of Telecommunications in China	113	(18)
Paul S.N. Lee
Telecommunications and Development in Shanghai: A Case Study	131	(18)
Jianguo Zhu
China's Use of the Internet: A Revolution on Hold	149	(22)
Bryce T. Mclntyre
China's Satellite Technology: Developments, Policies, and Applications	171	(30)
Junhao Hong
The China-Hong Kong Relationship in Telecommunications	201	(24)
Michael Zhaoxu Yan
The Beginning of a New Era: Privatization of Telecommunications in Taiwan	225	(20)
Georgette Wang
Fan-Tung Tseng
Part III: Prospects
China's Telecommunications: Options and Opportunities	245	(18)
John Ure
The Impact of Foreign Linkages on Telecommunications and Development in China	263	(18)
Zixiang (Alex) Tan
Creating a Telecommunications Free Trade Zone in Greater China	281	(20)
Milton Mueller
Glossary	301	(8)
Author Index	309	(8)
Subject Index	317