Television and Public Policy Book

Contents: Introduction. Part I: Americas. D. Skinner, Television in Canada: Continuity or Change? C.E.L. da Silva, Television in Brazil. C. Sterling, Television in the United States of America: Continuity and Change. Part II: Asia and the Pacific Rim. N. Herd, Australia: Concentration, Competition, and Revaluing the Public Interest. H. Zhengrong, H. Li, China's Television in Transition. P. Sonwalkar, Television in India: Growth Amidst a Regulatory Vacuum. K. Hayashi, The Dilemmas of Reforming Japan's Broadcasting System. G. Lealand, Broadcasting and Public Policy: Television in New Zealand. Part III: Europe. F. Corcoran, Ireland: From Culture Nationalism to Market Liberalism. M. Hibberd, Media Policy in Italy. J. Bardoel, Dutch Television: Between Communities and Commodity. K. Jakubowicz, Polish Television: All Encompassing Change. D. Ward, Broadcasting Regulation in the United Kingdom: Shifting Public Policy Objectives. Part IV: Southern Mediterranean/Middle East. N. Sakr, Egyptian TV in the Grip of Government: Politics Before Profit in a Fluid Pan-Arab Market. G. Khiabany, The Politics of Broadcasting in Iran: Continuity and Change, Expansion and Control. D. Caspi, Israel: From a Monopoly to an Open Sky.