The widespread belief that the Internet will ensure dramatic and continuous economic growth and social progress owes more to wishful thinking than to a dispassionate analysis of the facts. Overcoming the technical obstacles of cyberspace is one thing; overcoming the political obstacles erected by special-interest groups is another matter.
Can the Internet Promote Open Global Societies?
By Douglas A. Houston
This
article
appeared in
the Winter 2002/03 issue of The Independent Review.
Bureaucracy and GovernmentContemporary PoliticsEconomyGovernment and PoliticsTelecom and Internet Policy