The proliferation of new information technologies throughout the world has raised some important questions for policymakers as to how developing countries can benefit from their diffusion. This important volume compares the advantages and disadvantages of the IT revolution through detailed...

Das Internet entwickelt sich immer stärker zum Leitmedium für die Unternehmens- und Markenkommunikation. Eine Vielzahl von Kommunikationsinstrumenten gibt den Unternehmen neue Kontaktmöglichkeiten mit dem Kunden. Markenmanager stehen vor der Herausforderung, diese Instrumente im Sinne der...

Preface -- Introduction: The economics of the internet: an overview / Johannes M. Bauer and Michael Latzer -- Part II Theoretical foundations -- 1. The industrial organization of the internet / Günter Knieps and Johannes M. Bauer -- 2. The internet as a complex layered system / Stephen J....

This innovative book provides state-of-the-art analyses of the current condition of the economics of digital markets. The most recent developments in web technology are evolving, creating an increasingly deregulated environment. Much of the impetus for liberalisation is in response to multimedia...