The
Communications Revolution at Work
The Social, Economic and Political Impacts of Technological Change
Edited By Robert Boyce
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 Boyce is senior lecturer in international history, London School of Economics and Political Science.
School of Policy Studies
February 1999 250 pp 6x9
Paper ISBN 0-88911-805-1 $24.95
Cloth ISBN 0-88911-807-8 $55.00
To order: The McGill-Queen's Press
