The Web Economy
Goods, Users, Models, and Policies
1st Edition
Published on 24. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
154 pages
978-1-60198-564-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Web Economy: Goods, Users, Models, and Policies surveys the landscape of the web ecosystem from several angles. It begins by defining the component parts of the ecosystem, digital and web goods, and proceeds to discuss users and producers on the web, formal economic models of the ecosystem, and issues in the regulation of the web. It concludes by looking at the role that information and communications technology in general and on the web in particular can play in economic development.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hanover
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60198-564-4 (9781601985644)
DOI
10.1561/1800000015
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Content
Glossary 1: Introduction 2: Goods on the Web 3: Users 4: Consumption and Production on the Web 5: Production 6: Economic modeling of Web Goods 7: Market regulation and antitrust issues 8: Web-based development: brief overview and major challenges 9: Discussion and implications for further research. Acknowledgements. References