This book analyzes the role of governance issues in the development of the internet and the digital economy. Some of the relevant policy issues, like competition policy and intellectual property rights, are actually not new or specific to the internet. The problems raised by taxation of cyber...

All of the GCC countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates - are undergoing historic socio-economic transitions. They are facing enormous strains on public finances and challenging economic outlooks, due to fluctuating oil prices, demographic pressures,...