| Description |
188 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Current controversies |
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Current controversies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-182) and index. |
| Contents |
The internet benefits society / W. David Stephenson -- The information age has improved everyday life / Carter Henderson -- The internet fosters online communities / John B. Horrigan -- The information age is fostering the spread of freedom and democracy / Gary W. Selnow -- The internet harms society / Deborah C. Sawyer -- The information age has not dramatically improved everyday life / Phillip J. Longman -- Online communities cannot substitute for real-life communities / Dinesh D'Souza -- The information age may not foster democracy / Andrew L. Shapiro -- Much of the world has not benefited from the information age / Fabian A. Koss -- Information technology has transformed the U.S. economy / Council of Economic Advisors -- Information technology will continue to fuel economic growth / Robert E. Litan -- The internet has not created a new economy / Dwight R. Lee -- The new economy is no different than the old economy / Paul Wallace -- Many claims about the new economy have been exaggerated / Economist -- Regulating the internet : an overview / Economist -- Government regulation of the internet is necessary / Debora Spar -- Stronger internet privacy laws are necessary / Simson Garfinkel -- The government should protect children from online pornography / Bruce Watson -- State governments should be able to tax e-commerce / Frank Shafroth -- Government regulation of the internet harms society / Jamie Dettmer -- Stronger internet privacy laws are unnecessary / Maureen Sirhal -- Government efforts to protect children from online pornography are ineffective / Rob Reilly -- State governments should not be able to tax e-commerce / Edwin Feulner -- The information age may make traditional universities obsolete / Samuel L. Dunn -- The information age will not make traditional universities obsolete / A. Michael Noll -- Online voting could improve elections / Kevin Bonsor -- Online voting would harm the political process / Jonah Goldberg -- Media conglomerates may dominate the information age / Lawrence Lessig -- The internet will become a more useful part of everyday life / Mark Frauenfelder -- Society will become increasingly interconnected in the information age / Tom Regan -- There will be a backlash against the information age / Karl Albrecht and Ronald Gunn. |
| Subject |
Information society.
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Information technology -- Social aspects.
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| Added Author |
Torr, James D., 1974-
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| ISBN |
0737711868 library binding alkaline paper |
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073771185X paperback alkaline paper |
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