The Internet Revolution A Global Perspective [Hardcover]

An innovative discussion of the impact of the Internet revolution on advanced and developing countries.Information technology has become a constant presence in contemporary life, infiltrating community, business and state affairs. This book discusses the current uses and problems of IT in both developing and advanced countries, focussing on the ways in which IT changes society (the so-called Internet revolution). It examines such issues as the characteristics of network economies, Internet access, changes in supply chains, productivity increases, and the digital divide, and covers countries and regions including the UK, EU, Central and Eastern Europe, US, Japan, India, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China.Information technology has become a constant presence in contemporary life, infiltrating community, business and state affairs. This book discusses the current uses and problems of IT in both developing and advanced countries, focussing on the ways in which IT changes society (the so-called Internet revolution). It examines such issues as the characteristics of network economies, Internet access, changes in supply chains, productivity increases, and the digital divide, and covers countries and regions including the UK, EU, Central and Eastern Europe, US, Japan, India, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China.Information technology (IT) has become a constant presence in contemporary life, infiltrating community, business and state affairs. This book discusses applications and consequences of IT in developing and advanced countries, focusing on the ways in which IT has changed society via the so-called Internet revolution. It examines the characteristics of network economies; Internet access; changes in supply chains; productivity increases; and the digital divide. It ranges through the U.K., European Union, Central and Eastern Europe, U.S., Japan, India, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China.List of figures; List of tabl“'