Robert Britt Horwitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4504849 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Britt Horwitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert Britt |
| FAMILY NAME | Horwitz |
| SIGNATURE | HORWITZ R B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Communication and Democratic Reform in South Africa
Communication and democratic reform in South Africa
"The book examines the reform of the communication sector in South Africa as a detailed and extended case study in political transformation - the transition from apartheid to democracy. The reform of broadcasting, telecommunications, the state information agency, and the print media from apartheid-aligned apparatuses to accountable democratic institutions took place via a complex political process in which civil society activism, embodying a post…
The Irony of Regulatory Reform
For whom the Bell tolls
This essay examines the causes and suggests some of the consequences of the divestiture of AT&T. It is the particular regulatory history of AT&T which can be said to “overdetermine” the breakup. It is argued that the breakup serves the principal players well: large telecommunications users are served by competition‐generated new technologies; the state's commerce interest in capitalist accumulation is served by a vertically integrated AT&T let lo…
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For whom the Bell tolls
This essay examines the causes and suggests some of the consequences of the divestiture of AT&T. It is the particular regulatory history of AT&T which can be said to “overdetermine” the breakup. It is argued that the breakup serves the principal players well: large telecommunications users are served by competition‐generated new technologies; the state's commerce interest in capitalist accumulation is served by a vertically integrated AT&T let lo…
The Irony of Regulatory Reform
Communication and democratic reform in South Africa
"The book examines the reform of the communication sector in South Africa as a detailed and extended case study in political transformation - the transition from apartheid to democracy. The reform of broadcasting, telecommunications, the state information agency, and the print media from apartheid-aligned apparatuses to accountable democratic institutions took place via a complex political process in which civil society activism, embodying a post…
Communication and Democratic Reform in South Africa
ICT Impact and Policies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Telecommunications (2 works) · Agency (philosophy) (1 work) · Breakup (1 work) · Business (1 work)