Damm / Thomas Chinese Cyberspaces

Technological Changes and Political Effects
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-1-134-32119-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten

Reihe: Asia's Transformations/Asia.com

The internet is developing more extensively in China than any other country in the world. Chinese Cyberspaces provides multidisciplinary perspectives on recent developments and the consequences of internet expansion in China. Including first-hand research and case studies, the contributors examine the social, political, cultural and economic impact of the internet in China.

The book investigates the political implications of China's internet development as well as the effect on China’s information policy and overall political stability. The contributors show how although the digital divide has developed along typical lines of gender, urban versus rural, and income, it has also been greatly influenced by the Communist Party’s attempts to exert efficient control. This topical and interesting text gives a compelling overview of the current situation regarding the Chinese internet development in China, while clearly signalling potential future trends.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Damm, Jens

Thomas, Simona

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Government Policy and Political Control over China’s Internet 3. In the Crossfire of Demands: Chinese News Portals between Propaganda and the Public 4. Comrade to Comrade Networks: The Social and Political Implications of Peer-to-Peer Networks in China 5. China’s E-Policy: Examples of Local E-Government in Guangdong and Fujian 6. Industrialization Supported by Informatization: The Economic Effects of the Internet in China 7. Net Business: China's Potential for a Global Market Change