Economics of Information Networks Book

	Preface	1
	The Economic Theory of Information Networks	5
Pt. I	Information Networks
	Information Economics: Introductory Remarks	29
	Innovation in the Information Economy	35
	Information Networks and the Exchange of Information	51
	The Impact of Information on the Economic Development of Sub-regional Centers: A Trial Application of an "Information Activity" Index to the 43 Cities in Japan	71
	Innovation, Networks and Organizational learning	91
Pt. II	Network Economics Information Network Economies: Externalities, Innovations and Evolution	103
	A Theory for the Instability of Public Telecommunications Systems	107
	Network Consumption Externalities: The Case of Portuguese Telex Services	129
	On the Market of Data Networking Products	141
	LEC Gateways: Provision of Audio, Video and Text Services in the U.S.	157
	The Economics of Production and Distribution of User-Specific Information via Digital Networks	173
	From Network Externalities to Interconnection: The Changing Nature of Networks and Economy	195
Pt. III	Network Strategies
	Information, Organisation and Competitiveness: Networking Strategies in the 199Os	217
	Collaborative Agreements and Innovation in the US Telephony Industry	229
	Controlled Competition in the Japanese Telecommunications Equipment Industry: The Case of Central Office Switches	253
	Cooperative Innovative Activities	277
	Savoir-Faire and Telecommunication Market Structure: Cooperation, Domination and Competition	301
	Inside the "Wired" MNC	325
	Computer Network Trajectories and Organisational Dynamics: A Cross-National Review	347
Pt. IV	Network Evolution
	Networks Dynamics and Societal Interactions	363
	The Protean Complex: Are Open Networks Common Markets?	367
	On the Cost of Deintegrating Information Networks	397
	Business and Government between Innovation and Standardization: Delivering the Promise of Network Evolution	411
	Public Network Management: A Problem Today, an Opportunity Tomorrow	419
	Critical Mass Contingencies for Telecommunications Consumers	431
	Market Dynamics and Technological Segmentation: The Case of the French Professional Communication Market	451
	Index	469