Beschreibung:
China and the Internet: Politics of the Digital Leap Forward is a comprehensive assessment of the political and economic impact of information and communication technologies (ITCs) on Chinese society. It provides in-depth analyses of topics including economic development, civil and political liberties, bureaucratic politics, international relations and security studies. The book covers the aspirations of Chinese policy-makers using the Internet to achieve a 'digital leapfrog' of economic development. Avoiding technical jargon, the book is accessible to anyone interested in the social impact of the Internet and information and communication technologies, from those in academia to business and public policy-makers.
Christopher R. Hughes and Gudrun Wacker Introduction: China's Digital Leap Forward1. Xiudian Dai ICTs in China's Development Strategy2. Karsten Giese Internet Growth and the Digital Divide3. Gudrun Wacker The Internet and Censorship in China4. Junhua Zhang Network Convergence and Bureaucratic Turf Wars5. Ngai-Ling Sum (Re)-Imagining 'Greater China': Silicon Valley and the Strategy of Siliconization6. Monika Ermert and Christopher R. Hughes What's in a Chinese Domain Name?7. Christopher R. Hughes Fighting the Smokeless War: ICTs and International Security