"A Twentieth Century Fund Book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-428) and index.

Foreword / Richard C. Leone -- Introduction: The Turning Point / William J. Drake -- Ch. 1. Beyond Telecommunications Liberalization: Past Performance, Present Hype, and Future Direction / Eli M. Noam -- Ch. 2. Information Infrastructure and the Transformation of Manufacturing / Francois Bar -- Ch. 3. The Globalization of Telecommunications and Information / Linda Garcia -- Appendix: Telecommunications Technology for the Twenty-first Century / Richard Jay Solomon -- Ch. 4. Reforming the U.S. Telecommunications Policymaking Process / Henry Geller -- Ch. 5. Technology Policy and the National Information Infrastructure / Lee McKnight and W. Russell Neuman -- Ch. 6. The Social Consequences of Liberalization and Corporate Control in Telecommunications / Herbert S. Dordick -- Ch. 7. Building the Global Information Highway: Toll Booths, Construction Contracts, and Rules of the Road / Peter Cowhey -- Ch. 8. Why the Global Village Cannot Afford Information Slums / Bruno Lanvin -- Ch. 9. Multilateral Cooperation in Telecommunications: Implications of the Great Transformation / Anthony M. Rutkowski -- Ch. 10. Information Flows on the Global Infobahn: Toward New U.S. Policies / Joel R. Reidenberg -- Ch. 11. International Trade in Information-Based Services: The Uruguay Round and Beyond / Kalypso Nicolaidis -- Ch. 12. The National Information Infrastructure Debate: Issues, Interests, and the Congressional Process / William J. Drake -- Conclusion: Policies for the National and Global Information Infrastructures / William J. Drake.