Russel Cooper Livres

Globalization is affecting regional economies in a broad spectrum of aspects, from labor market conditions and development policies to climate change. To understand better how this works, we need both conceptual and methodological contributions. We need new schemes to organize our thinking, direct our attention, and frame thought experiments on the basis of which guidance may be offered. And we need methodological innovations that enable us to carry out studies and thought experiments at levels of spatial and temporal resolution and formal complexity adequate to capture and account for the phenomena that characterize globalization. The chapters of this volume, written by an international cast of eminent regional scientists, represent contributions of both types, in many cases introducing and demonstrating the use of new tools for analyzing and understanding enormous changes underway in regional economies around the world.

Building new business on the most recent version of the Web is no longer a multi-million dollar undertaking. Start-up companies are leveraging a decade of innovation of technology, driven by entrepreneurs not financiers. Past lessons led to new service that provides a sustainable revenue base from which to refine service offerings and the definition of a viable business model. Within this context, the volume examines the economics of platform structure and firm competition within and between online markets, modern theoretical treatments of regulatory intervention in online markets and the consideration of forward-looking experimental analysis of demand for yet to be provided services. The volume is divided into three parts: innovation and competition in online markets; regulation, pricing and evaluation with real options; and empirical approaches to market analysis.

The present volume analyzes the frontiers of broadband, electronic, and mobile commerce markets. High-capacity mobile telecommunication networks have led to new services like SMS and Internet banking. The growth of mobile Internet infrastructure and subscriptions has laid the foundation for e-commerce development. Recent research on broadband networks is forward-looking, focusing on forecasting Internet telephony adoption and the future structure of retail markets. The broadband regime raises concerns about identifying appropriate standards and ensuring universal service delivery. Regulation, pricing, and investment decisions are crucial in a landscape of continuous innovation. The volume is divided into five parts: e-commerce business models; network technology and productivity; demand and pricing; market growth, regulation, and investment; and issues related to development imperatives. Its structure reflects themes discussed at the International Telecommunications Society's Asia-Australasian Regional Conference on "Mcbusiness, E-commerce and the Impact of Broadband on Regional Development and Business Prospects," held in Perth, Australia, from June 22-24, 2003. The volume includes selected papers from the conference and four additional invited contributions by Jerry Hausman, Jeffery Bernstein and Charles Zarkadas, M. Ishaq Nadiri and Banani Nandi, and Glenn Woroch.