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"This book presents evidence of an overall pattern generated by radical changes in media, arguing that the major social revolutions in the West have been preceded by innovations that drastically alter the relative importance of informational scale economies (the impact of production volume on unit cost) and network effects (the gain to each member of a network when a new agent joins). Dudley contends that an innovation that alters the balance between scale economies and network effects initially has a dramatic result, blasting apart existing interpersonal networks; however later, out of the debris, a new society emerges.

With detailed case studies addressing the sources of innovation in information technology, along with a conceptual framework to explain their effects, this book will be of interest to students and teachers of Western economic and social history, as well as to the general reader with an interest in the social impact of innovation."--Jacket.

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Edward Elgar
Language
English
Pages
347

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Information Revolutions in the History of the West
2008, Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
in English
Cover of: Information revolutions in the history of the West
Information revolutions in the history of the West
2008, Edward Elgar
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
302.209, 303.4833
Library of Congress
P90 .D833 2008, HC79.I55 D83 2008, P90 .D834 2008, P90

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 347 p. ;
Number of pages
347

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25554638M
Internet Archive
informationrevol00dudl
ISBN 10
1847207901
ISBN 13
9781847207906
LCCN
2008927706
OCLC/WorldCat
226976047

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