From Iron Fist to Invisible Hand: The Uneven Path of Telecommunications Reform in China

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Irene S. Wu

From Iron Fist to Invisible Hand

The Uneven Path of Telecommunications Reform in China

Irene S. Wu

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Stanford University Press
16 October 2008

Central government policies; Postal & telecommunications industries

From Iron Fist to Invisible Hand uses telecommunications policy as a window to examine major contradictions in China's growth as an economic and political superpower. While China policy analysts wonder why the government occasionally restrains growth and raises prices, technologists marvel at how the telecommunications industry continues to grow enormously despite constraints and unpredictability in the market. Frustration is pervasive in the business environment, where regulations are constantly changing. This book provides six policy-focused case studies, each centered on a question with implications for telecome stakeholders, such as: Who is the regulator?

Who are the regulated? Which foreigners can enter China, thereby regulating wholesale prices, setting consumer prices, and introducing Internet and innovative technologies? These cases explain the government's liberal and conservative approach toward reform, the policies that both promote and constrain business, and the major hurdles that lie ahead in telecommunications reform.

By: Irene S. Wu
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 534mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780804759625
ISBN 10: 0804759626
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 16 October 2008
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Irene S. Wu is currently the Yahoo! Fellow in Residence at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, as well as Director of Research in the International Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Reviews for From Iron Fist to Invisible Hand: The Uneven Path of Telecommunications Reform in China

This is a valuable and timely book for scholars who are interested in the evolving regulatory framework of China's telecommunications sector. -Yu Hong Journal of Asian Studies Irene Wu has created a study of telecommunications reform in China that will interest anyone studying economic policymaking in the major emerging economies. The book is both comprehensive and insightful, drawing on the author's personal involvement in U.S.-China governmental discussions over telecom for a number of years. -Peter Cowhey, Dean, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, UC San Diego