 | From Iron Fist to Invisible Hand: The Uneven Path of Telecommunications Reform in China Subjects: Telecommunication policy -- China; Telecommunication -- China -- History; Freedom of information -- China; Trade regulation -- China; This book explores the surprising failure of Chinese telecommunications policy to maintain an orderly market in the face of business and technological innovation, including the Internet, and suggests that a more pluralistic decision-making process, which includes the views of businesses and consumers, would actually strengthen the state's power. Irene S. Wu is currently the Yahoo! Fellow in Residence at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, as well as Director of Research in the International Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). |
