The Coming Information Age: Overview of Technology, Economics and Politics (ALCB) - Softcover

Dizard Jr., Wilson P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582285224 ISBN 13: 9780582285224

Publisher: Longman Higher Education, 1985

Synopsis

This text has been revised and updated and includes the events, changes and developments in technology, economics, and politics since the second edition appeared. It describes the high technology equipment that is leading the revolution in communication; shows how the information age will supplant the age of industrialization; and outlines the economic and social opportunities - as well as the pitfalls - that are inherent in this revolution. In particular, it brings the subject up-to-date into the 1990s - incorporating important developments in technology, economics, and politics. It examines the next generation of "smart computers"; the introduction of high definition television and the growth of specialized electronic networks. It also investigates the role of the Federal government in deregulating American telecommunications and in reducing international trade barriers for American communications and information firms.

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman Higher Education
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0582285224
• ISBN 13: 9780582285224
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224