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BL
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1011165
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b765535
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| Main Entry
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Low, Linda.
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| Title & Author
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Economics of information technology and the media /\ Linda Low.
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| Publication Statement
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Singapore ;New Jersey :: World Scientific ;Singapore :: Singapore University Press, National University of Singapore,, ©2000.
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1 online resource :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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9789810238438
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9789810238445
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9789810248574
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9810238436
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9810238444
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9810248571
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| Notes
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Title from PDF title page (viewed 30 Nov., 2009).
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Copyright; Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1 -- Overview of Information Technology and the Media; 2 -- Basic Economic Principles and Concepts; 3 -- Market Structure and Competition; 4 -- Information Technology and Media Markets; 5 -- Government Intervention and Regulation; 6 -- Information Technology, Labour and Employment; 7 -- Technology and the Market; 8 -- Information Management; 9 -- National Information Policy; 10 -- Information Technology and the Media in the Global Economy; 11 -- Issues in Media and Information Economics; 12 -- Trends and Applications in the Asia-Pacific.
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| Abstract
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Interest in information technology and the media is growing apace. This book has been specially written to provide an economics framework for analysing the nature and scope, as well as issues, pertaining to the new information and communication technology and revolution. It also presents some trends and perspectives from the Asia-Pacific region. While the economic principles of efficiency and competition are the same everywhere, many socio-political issues with respect to information technology and the media are unique to some specific cultural contexts. The book will be useful to students, re.
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| Subject
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Information technology-- Economic aspects.
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Mass media-- Economic aspects.
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Information technology-- Economic aspects.
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Mass media-- Economic aspects.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Economic Policy.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.47004338.7613843
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| LC Classification
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HC79.I55L68 2000eb
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