| Policy Diffusion and Telecommunications Regulation 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Wavre, Véronique (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319707442 ISBN-13: 9783319707440 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Communication Policy - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - Political Science | World - African |
| Dewey: 302.23 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.17" W x 8.59" (1.20 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study investigates regulatory reforms in the telecommunications sector of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries. It explores telecommunications innovations in three developing economies (Morocco, Jordan and Egypt), with a focus on regional and European trends in telecommunications policies. Common knowledge suggests that the European Union and its member states are the main influential regulatory power in the MENA region. However, the empirical analysis of selected telecommunications regulations: universal service obligation (USO) and spectrum management, reveals that reforms are not always determined by European countries but may also originate from other developing countries, such as Peru and Chile. This finding attests to the rise of regulatory influence from the Global South, which challenges traditional transfers of regulations originating from more industrially advanced countries. |