Overview

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. After looking at the achievements made so far putting China online, the author's consider prospects for realising this digital leapfrog from a number of perspectives, including the nature of the one-party state, the lack of visible legal structure, the digital divide within China, and the problem of bureaucratic turf wars and the technological time lag behind the advanced industrial economies. The chapters also explore normative issues such as the state's ability to maintain control over the flow of information and to stifle political dissent, the impact of the Internet on the formation of national and regional identity and the impact of ITCs on international security. The authors explore methodological and theoretical problems throughout, from the reliability of data to the nature of the relationship between technological and social change. 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.

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Author:   Christopher R. Hughes ,  Gudrun Wacker
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780415277723

ISBN 10:   0415277728
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   13 February 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Christopher R. Hughes and Gudrun Wacker Introduction: China's Digital Leap Forward 1. Xiudian Dai ICTs in China's Development Strategy 2. Karsten Giese Internet Growth and the Digital Divide 3. Gudrun Wacker The Internet and Censorship in China 4. Junhua Zhang Network Convergence and Bureaucratic Turf Wars 5. Ngai-Ling Sum (Re)-Imagining 'Greater China': Silicon Valley and the Strategy of Siliconization 6. 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

Reviews

China and the Internet: Politics of the Digital Leap Forward is a fine collection of research focusing on what is arguably the most important ICT in relation to Chinese security and development-in the internet.. <br>- Business Horizon, Ronald J. Deibert <br>

'The authors describe a complex situation where technological, commercial, political and societal elements are playing crucial roles in the future development of the Internet in China.' - Asian Journal of Communication 'This edited volume begins to fill a gap in academic research on the development of the Internet in China.' - China Review International

<p>'The authors describe a complex situation where technological, commercial, political and societal elements are playing crucial roles in the future development of the Internet in China.' - Asian Journal of Communication<p>'This edited volume begins to fill a gap in academic research on the development of the Internet in China.' - China Review International

Author Information

Christopher R Hughes is Director of the Asia Research Centre and Lecturer in the department of International Relations at London School of Economics. Gudrun Wacker is Head of Research Unit Asia, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (German Institute for International and Security Affairs), Berlin, Germany's major think tank.

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