Global markets and government regulation in telecommunications /

In recent years, liberalization, privatization and deregulation have become commonplace in sectors once dominated by government-owned monopolies. In telecommunications, for example, during the 1990s, more than 129 countries established independent regulatory agencies and more than 100 countries priv...

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Main Author: Rodine-Hardy, Kirsten
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Summary:In recent years, liberalization, privatization and deregulation have become commonplace in sectors once dominated by government-owned monopolies. In telecommunications, for example, during the 1990s, more than 129 countries established independent regulatory agencies and more than 100 countries privatized the state-owned telecom operator. Why did so many countries liberalize in such a short period of time? For example, why did both Denmark and Burundi, nations different along so many relevant dimensions, liberalize their telecom sectors around the same time?
Physical Description:xxii, 207 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-194) and index.
ISBN:9781107022607
1107022606