{"product_id":"global-broadband-battles-9780804753067","title":"Global Broadband Battles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explains why Asia leads the broadband revolution while the United States and Europe struggle to keep up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Martin Fransman is a pioneer in analyzing the development of high-tech industries. This study of broadband internet, put together by Fransman and a group of informed coauthors, examines the different paths taken by Korea, Japan, the United States, and several countries in Western Europe. It is a fascinating and illuminating story.\"—Richard R. Nelson,Professor Emeritus, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGlobal Broadband Battles\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and detailed account of the reasons why Japan and Korea have risen to world leadership in broadband communication, while the U.S. and Europe have been lagging. Fransman's book forcefully presents important policy lessons for companies and governments: competition should be fostered, the entry of new firms should be supported, and a regulatory regime allowing new competitors to be innovative should be encouraged.\" -- Franco Malerba, Director of Centre for Research on Innovation and Internationalization, Bocconi University * Italy *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book offers the reader a detailed explanation of the rise of South Korea to world leadership in the penetration of broadband, as well as the renaissance of Japan and the relative decline of the United States and Europe. It is compulsory reading for all those who wish to sort out these puzzles.\" -- Chris Freeman * University of Sussex *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e@fmct:Contents  List of Figures and Tables  List of Tables  Preface  Chapter 1\tIntroduction - Global Broadband Battles: Why the   US and Europe Lag while Asia Leads  Martin Fransman  Part I: Japan, Korea, and China  Chapter 2\tBroadband, Information Society and National   System in Japan  Takanori Ida  Chapter 3\tBroadband, the Information Society and National   Systems: The Korean Case  Inho Chung  Chapter 4\tBroadband Access Development in China  Manqiang Liu  Part II: The United States  Chapter 5\tBroadband in the United States  Johannes M. Bauer  Part III: France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden  Chapter 6\tEmergence and Growth of Broadband in the French   Infocommunications System of Innovation  Jackie Krafft  Chapter 7\tDevelopment of the Broadband Market in Germany  Franz B'llingen  Chapter 8\tBroadband in Italy: Timing in Intermodal Rivalry  Cristiano Antonelli and Pier Paolo Patrucco  Chapter 9\tThe Swedish Broadband Market  Sven Lindmark and Per Bj'rstedt  Conclusion  Contributors  Index","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884660535639,"sku":"9780804753067","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804753067.jpg?v=1722532907","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/global-broadband-battles-9780804753067","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}