Communication by Design: The Politics of Information and Communication Technologies / Edition 1

by Robin Mansell, Roger Silverstone

Overview

The information and communication technologies (ICTs) of the 1990s enable the electronic production and consumption of increasingly vast quantities of information. The effects are likely to be both unpredictable and contradictory, and will have consequences for business, governments, organizations, and citizens. In this agenda-setting book, a highly experienced interdisciplinary team describe and analyze the impact of these developments. This book moves from economics, sociology, and political science in its study of information and communication and will be essential reading for all those in these disciplines concerned to understand the ICT challenge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198294009
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/30/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

University of Sussex

University of Sussex

Table of Contents

Introduction, Robin Mansell and Roger SilverstoneThe Domestication of ICTs: Households, Families, and Technical Change, Leslie Haddon and Roger SilverstoneThe Characteristics of Software and Systems Development Processes, Structures, and Agencies, Paul QuintasElectronic Networking: Designing New Inter-firm Relationships, Robin MansellDesigning Surveillance into the Public Switches Network, Rohan SamarajivaStandards and Communication Technologies: The Mediation of Institutions and Technical Complexity, Richard HawkinsGovernance Institutions and ECT Regulatory and Trade Regimes, Robin MansellConclusion, Roger Silverstone and Robin Mansell

Editorial Reviews

"Communication by Design can be seen as a stimulating and innovative work drawing out some of the complexities in the design of modern telecommunications systems."—Journal of Economic Issues

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