The political economy of the Internet in Asia and the Pacific : digital divides, economic competitiveness, and security challenges / edited by Jason P. Abbott
Introduction / Jason P. Abbott -- 1. "Forces of nature, forests of symbols" : theoretical conceptions of technology and the human impact of information communication technologies / Chris Farrands -- 2. Differential e-mobilization and cyberspace in East Asian economies : contours of emerging cyber-activism and (anti)democratic regimes in the information society / On-Kwok Lai -- 3. Globalization, inequality, and the Internet in India / Elizabeth C. Hanson -- 4. Between Gramsci and graffiti : opposition politics and the impact of the Internet in Malaysia / Graham K. Brown -- 5. The Internet and development in Vietnam : bamboo networks and the digital diaspora / Jason P. Abbott -- 6. The Internet in the People's Republic of China : censorship and participation / Phil Deans -- 7. Net impacts and gross effects : the Internet and socio-economic developments in Pacific Island communities / Roy Smith -- 8. The global economy and cyber-threats : the case of the Taiwan Straits / Neil Renwick
Notes
Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-188) and index
