In this paper, we argue that much of the policy of the Indian government directed at the telecommunications sector does not pay sufficient attention to technological progress in the sector, or to the global changes in industry structure. We examine the 1994 National Telecom Policy (NTP) and have...

This paper presents an introductory survey for this special issue of Management Science on electronic markets. We acquaint the reader with some fundamental concepts in the study of electronic market mechanisms, while simultaneously presenting a survey and summary of the essential literature in...