Political Economy of Information

by Janet Wasko and Vincent Mosco

Book Overview

The "information society" is real. Information--as a marketable commodity--is quickly taking up the powerful role once held by heavy industry and manufactured products. How this revolution is affecting society, and how society and government are responding to it, is the subject of this book. Its lessons and conclusions are of critical importance as we enter the last decade of this century.
Every dimension of social life, whether in the home...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299115747
• ISBN13: 9780299115746
• Release Date: May 1988
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"