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Author:   Robin Mansell (, Professor of New Media and the Internet, London School of Economics and Political Science) ,  Chrisanthi Avgerou (, Professor of Information Systems, London School of Economics and Political Science) ,  Danny Quah (, Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science) ,  Roger Silverstone (, Professor of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   1.287kg
ISBN:  

9780199266234

ISBN 10:   0199266239
Pages:   642
Publication Date:   29 March 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Robin Mansell, Chrisanthi Avgerou, Danny Quah, and Roger Silverstone: The Challenges of ICTs Part I: The Knowledge Economy and ICTs Chris Freeman: The ICT Paradigm William H. Melody: Markets and Policies in New Knowledge Economies William Lazonick: Globalization of the ICT Labour Force Mirko Draca, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen: Productivity and ICTs: A Review of the Evidence Paul A. David: Economic Policy Analysis and the Internet: Coming to Terms with a Telecommunications Anomaly Shane Greenstein and Jeff Prince: The Diffusion of the Internet and the Geography of the Digital Divide in the United States W. Edward Steinmueller: The Economics of ICTs: Building Blocks and Implications Part II: Organizational Dynamics, Strategy, Design, and ICTs Robert D. Galliers: On Confronting Some of the Common Myths of Information Systems Strategy Discourse Leslie Willcocks, Mary Lacity, and Sara Cullen: Information Technology Sourcing: Fifteen Years of Learning Jannis Kallinikos: ICT, Organizations, and Networks Matthew Jones and Wanda J. Orlikowski: Information Technology and the Dynamics of Organizational Change Lucas D. Introna: Making Sense of ICT, New Media, and Ethics Part III: Governance, Democracy, and ICTs Saskia Sassen: Electronic Networks, Power, and Democracy Stephen Coleman: e-Democracy: The History and Future of an Idea Nick Couldry: Communicative Entitlements and Democracy: The Future of the Digital Divide Debate Patrick Dunleavy: Governance and State Organization in the Digital Era Charles D. Raab: Privacy Protection and ICT: Issues, Instruments, and Concepts David Lyon: Surveillance, Power, and Everyday Life Part IV: Culture, Community, and New Media Literacies Phil Graham and Abby Ann Goodrum: New Media Literacies: At the Intersection of Technical, Cultural, and Discursive Knowledges Sonia Livingstone: Youthful Experts? A Critical Appraisal of Children's Emerging Internet Literacy Shani Orgad: The Interrelations Between Online and Offline: Questions, Issues, and Implications John D. H. Downing and Lisa Brooten: ICTs and Political Movements Joo-Young Jung, Sandra J. Ball-Rokeach, Yong-Chan Kim, and Sorin Adam Matei: ICTs and Communities in the 21st Century: Challenges and Perspectives Judy Wajcman: ICTs and Inequality: Net Gains for Women?

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This most impressive OUP Handbook contains the work of 39 authors, including many who have made substantial and lasting contributions to our understanding of the social science of information and communications technologies. * Prometheus * ...a more than welcome contribution to academic literature... * Jean-Claude Burgelman Communications and Strategies *

...a more than welcome contribution to academic literature... Jean-Claude Burgelman Communications and Strategies This most impressive OUP Handbook contains the work of 39 authors, including many who have made substantial and lasting contributions to our understanding of the social science of information and communications technologies. Prometheus

...a more than welcome contribution to academic literature... Jean-Claude Burgelman Communications and Strategies This most impressive OUP Handbook contains the work of 39 authors, including many who have made substantial and lasting contributions to our understanding of the social science of information and communications technologies. Prometheus

Author Information

Robin Mansell is Professor of New Media and the Internet and Head of the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science. She is internationally known for her work on the social, economic, and political issues arising from innovations in information and communication technologies Chrisanthi Avgerou is Professor of Information Systems in the Information Systems Group, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science. Her main interests concern the relationship of information technology to organizational change and the role of information technology in socio-economic development. Danny Quah is Professor of Economics and Head of the Economics Department, London School of Economics and Political Science. His work is concerned with economic growth, income inequality, new technology, intellectual assets, information technology and the weightless economy. Roger Silverstone was Professor of Media and Communications and Head of the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science from 1998 until his death in July 2006.

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