Global Economy and International telecommunications Networks
A) Premodern World
The products bought by a person exist only in the village where the person lives: no foreign products are sold in the market
The products bought by a person exist only in the village where the person lives: no foreign products are sold in the market
B) Division of Labor
it creates specialization of labor which creates efficiency
the flip side to division of labor is that it creates interdependencies (coordination and working in sync with each other)
division of labor increases productivity via specialization, which in turn creates problems of coordination and control.
in small factories, the division of labor is controllable (face-to-face interaction between the laborers and the boss)
in a capitalist world where companies seek to capitalize on the locational advantage of each place, the interaction and coordination is more difficult.
C) Imperialism
in 13th century, the world was multipolar
15th century, a monoplar world (with western powers)
the economic relationship between the imperial powers and the subject territories changed in the age of imperialism.
imprialism: a method to acquire raw materials
Global telegraph network was used by the British to manage their vast empire
in 13th century, the world was multipolar
15th century, a monoplar world (with western powers)
the economic relationship between the imperial powers and the subject territories changed in the age of imperialism.
imprialism: a method to acquire raw materials
Global telegraph network was used by the British to manage their vast empire
D) Electronic Imperialism
1- Global media flows
many scholars argue that although the formal empires have been dissolved, the global political structures created during the age of imperialism remain in place (relation of interdependence between the rich and poor countries)
USA dominates cinema and screens all over the world==> cultural invasion
many countries called for a new world information order (NWIO)
2-transborder data flow
modern telecommunications network can support a level of interaction between the service provider and the client that could be achieved only face-to-face in the past
the USA has become the command-and-control node for global business activities
Transborder data flow (TDF): computer to computer communication across national boundaries
the developed countries are the brain of the world system and the developing countries the brawn
developing countries see the flow of information as a way to blur national boundaries and threaten national sovereignty
the center almost dominates the periphery
1- Global media flows
many scholars argue that although the formal empires have been dissolved, the global political structures created during the age of imperialism remain in place (relation of interdependence between the rich and poor countries)
USA dominates cinema and screens all over the world==> cultural invasion
many countries called for a new world information order (NWIO)
2-transborder data flow
modern telecommunications network can support a level of interaction between the service provider and the client that could be achieved only face-to-face in the past
the USA has become the command-and-control node for global business activities
Transborder data flow (TDF): computer to computer communication across national boundaries
the developed countries are the brain of the world system and the developing countries the brawn
developing countries see the flow of information as a way to blur national boundaries and threaten national sovereignty
the center almost dominates the periphery
E) Emerging network structures
TV: a top-down mode of communication where the sources are few and the receivers are many
An US-centric nature of the global internet
Network investment patterns suggest that in the future we will see the emergence of regional networks in Europe and AsiaF) Toward a New World System
the nature of the center-periphery relationship has changed through time
the USA projects its power over its periphery in different ways such as 'international communication systems'
An US-centric nature of the global internet
Network investment patterns suggest that in the future we will see the emergence of regional networks in Europe and AsiaF) Toward a New World System
the nature of the center-periphery relationship has changed through time
the USA projects its power over its periphery in different ways such as 'international communication systems'
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