Standardization and Digital Enclosure

The Privatization of Standards, Knowledge, and Policy in the Age of Global Information Technology

Buch | Hardcover

2009
Information Science Reference (Verlag)
978-1-60566-334-0 (ISBN)

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Establishes a framework of analysis for public policy discussion and debate. Discussing topics such as social practices and political economic discourse, this book offers an interdisciplinary approach to standardization and privatization for technical, economic, and political researchers and practitioners, as well as academicians.

Recent trends have shown increasing privatization of standardization activities under various corporations, trade associations, and consortia, raising significant public policy issues about how the public interest may be represented. ""Standardization and Digital Enclosure: The Privatization of Standards, Knowledge, and Policy in the Age of Global Information Technology"" establishes a framework of analysis for public policy discussion and debate. Discussing topics such as social practices and political economic discourse, this book offers a truly interdisciplinary approach to standardization and privatization valuable to technical, economic, and political researchers and practitioners, as well as academicians involved in related fields.

Consortia legitimation arguments; Discourse on structure of standardization; Divergent systems and cultures; Global context of standardization; Relevant discourses and social practices; Standardization system; Taxonomy of standards; Theoretical and methodological approaches; Political economy; Taxonomy of arguments and discourses; U.S. standardization system.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.5.2011
Reihe/Serie	Advances in Standardization Research
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Hershey
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	1038 g
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Office Programme ► Outlook
ISBN-10	1-60566-334-4 / 1605663344
ISBN-13	978-1-60566-334-0 / 9781605663340
Zustand	Neuware