Transatlantic
Identity?
Canada, The United Kingdom and International Order
The Economic, Social, Cultural and Political Dimensions of The Transatlantic Identity
Edited By Robert Wolfe
No area
of technology has developed faster or affected contemporary society
more pervasively than electronic communications. Although the effects
of these developments are large, their significance is far from clear.
This collection of eleven original papers by British and Canadian experts
examines a wide range of practical consequences of the current revolution
in communications technology and reconsiders the actual depth of changes
so far produced in the economy and society.
The essays explore the blurring of lines between telecommunications
and broadcasting and the nature and feasibility of regulation; the introduction
of public services through interactive terminals and questions of access
and equity; the possibility of virtually unrestricted dissemination
of knowledge, making it almost a free good, and questions of ownership
and incentives to those who generate knowledge; and the costs and benefits
of the creation of "virtual" campuses through computer-supported distance
learning.
Robert Wolfe is an Associate Professor in the School of
Policy Studies, Queen's University, Kingston.
School of Policy Studies
February 1997
Note: this book is no longer in print
