Internationalizing the Internet: The Co-evolution of Influence and Technology

This compelling book focuses on the global formation of the Internet system. It contests the common belief that the Internet's adoption was inevitable and instead examines the social and economic processes that allowed to it to prevail over competing standards and methods for achieving a global information infrastructure.

The author demonstrates how the current Internet system was not the only possible choice, nor the best data network in terms of technological and economic performance. It ...