International technology transfer is defined and described from the economics perspective, with emphasis on costs. Its role in economic development is discussed, including its impact on social values and the question of 'appropriate' technology for developing countries. Examples are provided for...

Emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region are experiencing dramatic and accelerating changes in patterns of ownership and investment in their telecommunications sectors, as well as in convergence. This paper will highlight the significant dependence of emerging economies of the region on...

Innovations in information technology are driving the USA and Japan into greater interdependence and reduced competition. However, the policies of the two countries towards supplying global telecommunications networks and towards their export earnings are diverging. This article examines the...

Telecommunications is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Chinese economy today. In the face of this growth, the government's traditional approach of strong centralized planning and control is proving ineffective and showing signs of changing. Foreign firms interested in entering China's...

This article examines the economic issues emerging from systems options in space industrialization, allocation of orbital space and the impact of satellite technology on economic development. The economics of space industrialization involve most areas of economic analysis, including market...

This paper examines the international economic imperatives underlying the allocation of the geostationary orbit in which communication satellites are located. The authors analyse the debate over various solutions to the exploding demand for the orbit that have been offered from time to time,...

Telecommunications infrastructure growth in the less-developed countries (LDCs) remains a critical problem not adequately addressed by international loan agencies. The traditional theories of communications development have been implemented with varying results and variations by newly...

The phenomena of transborder data flows have emerged from rapid technical changes in the area of computer communications. Attendant upon this, new economic opportunities are inducing institutional changes designed to modify the manner in which economic gains are to be partitioned. This has, in...

In the four years since the Maitland Commission made its initial report, many countries around the world have focused political and economic resources towards meeting the Commission's recommendations. Within the PINs, such efforts have manifested themselves in the various island countries' Five...