Standardization and Digital Enclosure: The Privatization of Standards, Knowledge, and Policy in the Age of Global Information Technology: The Privatization of Standards, Knowledge, and Policy in the Age of Global Information TechnologySchoechle, Timothy IGI Global, 2009 M04 30 - 384 páginas 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. |
Contenido
Introduction to the Study | 1 |
Standards and Standardization Practice | 18 |
The Global Context of Standardization | 42 |
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches | 78 |
Situated Discourseand Essential Terms | 105 |
Traditional Institutional Structures and Practices | 117 |
Public or Private? | 141 |
Conclusion | 192 |
Compilation of References | 216 |
Glossary | 237 |
About the Author | 243 |
Appendix | 244 |
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