The role of income inequality in a multivariate cross-national analysis of the digital divide

C Fuchs - Social science computer review, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This article is subject to the following research question: Is the role of income inequality in
comparison to other factors an element that influences the digital divide? Eleven variables …

Impact of Private Sector Participation on access and quality in provision of electricity, telecom and water services in developing countries: A systematic review

GA Devkar, A Mahalingam, A Deep, A Thillairajan - Utilities Policy, 2013 - Elsevier
Developing countries have been increasingly adopting the Private Sector Participation
(PSP) model in the delivery of electricity, telecom and water services. The results from …

[图书][B] Internationalizing the Internet: the co-evolution of influence and technology

BK Kim - 2005 - books.google.com
" This compelling book focuses on the global formation of the Internet system. It contests the
common belief that the Internet's adoption was inevitable and instead examines the social …

Regulatory reform and performance in telecommunications: unrealized potential in the MENA countries

A Varoudakis, CM Rossotto - Telecommunications policy, 2004 - Elsevier
Based on international evidence, this study confirms that telecommunications liberalization
is conducive to higher efficiency, contributing to Information and Communications …

Demographics and behavior of Internet users in China

X Fang, DC Yen - Technology in Society, 2006 - Elsevier
This empirical study concerning the demographic and behavioral trends of Chinese Internet
users will help both researchers and practitioners to understand the changing nature of …

Politics of accounting evidence in privatising telecommunications in Sri Lanka

G Gunatilake, B Lord, K Dixon - Accounting, Auditing & Accountability …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper illustrates the socio-political nature of accountings, referring to the
partial privatisation of the monopoly telecommunications organisation in a lower-middle …

Sustainable regulatory systems: laws, resources, and values

SV Berg - Utilities Policy, 2000 - Elsevier
Regulators frequently face difficult economic trade-offs in their decision-making. They must
know how to assess the effects of policies on stakeholders under conditions of imperfect …

Telecommunications in developing countries: reflections from the South African experience

G Makhaya, S Roberts - Telecommunications Policy, 2003 - Elsevier
South Africa has embarked on a process of privatisation of telecommunications while at the
same time aiming to extend telecommunications services to a larger proportion of the …

China's telecommunication market for international investors: opportunities, challenges, and strategies

J Chang, X Fang, DC Yen - Technology in Society, 2005 - Elsevier
As a result of successful domestic economic reforms combined with a changing international
market that is willing to assist developing countries, China's economy has grown …

Designing next generation telecom regulation: ICT convergence or multi‐sector utility?

A Henten, R Samarajiva, W Melody - info, 2003 - emerald.com
This article critically examines the multiple rationales for telecom, IT, media convergence
regulation, on the one hand, and multisector utility regulation, on the other, and the practical …