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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Rural America in the information age. Lanham, MD : Published by the Aspen Institute and University Press of America, ©1989 (OCoLC)676326696 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Edwin B Parker; Ford Foundation.; Aspen Institute. Rural Economic Policy Program. |
ISBN: | 0819174939 9780819174932 0819174947 9780819174949 |
OCLC Number: | 19669699 |
Notes: | "A report prepared for the Ford Foundation and the Rural Economic Policy Program of the Aspen Institute." |
Description: | xvi, 170 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Contents: | 1. Rural America in the information age -- 2. The new economy of rural America -- 3. Telecommunications and the rural economy -- 4. Telecommunications policy issues affecting rural America -- 5. A portrait of the telecommunications infrastructure in rural America today -- 6. Toward the year 2000: policy goals and recommendations. |
Responsibility: | Edwin B. Parker [and others]. |
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Important reading on a topic of rising concern. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly * ...a well-written, comprehensive text....the book appears to be both concise and comprehensive enough to provide US policymakers with justification for action and with some well-founded policy guidance in specific areas....Policymakers in other countries or regions...will find it particularly useful for comparative purposes....a welcome addition to the reading list of policy planners in liberalizing environments as well as aid agency specialists. * Telecommunications Policy * ...a well-written, comprehensive text....the book appears to be both concise and comprehensive enough to provide US policymakers with justification for action and with some well-founded policy guidance in specific areas....Policymakers in other countries or regions...will find it particularly useful for comparative purposes....a welcome addition to the reading list of policy planners in liberalizing environments as well as aid agency specialists. * Telecommunications Policy * Important reading on a topic of rising concern. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly * Read more...

