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Recent trends have shown increasing privatization of standardization activities under various corporations, trade associations, and consortia, raising significant public policy issues about how the public interest may be represented. ""Standardization and Digital Enclosure: The Privatization of Standards, Knowledge, and Policy in the Age of Global Information Technology"" establishes a framework of analysis for public policy discussion and debate. Discussing topics such as social practices and political economic discourse, this book offers a truly interdisciplinary approach to standardization and privatization valuable to technical, economic, and political researchers and practitioners, as well as academicians involved in related fields.

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Abstract	p. viii
Preface	p. x
Acknowledgment	p. xxiii
Introduction to the Study	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Purpose	p. 2
The Problem	p. 2
Rationale and Approach	p. 4
Research Question	p. 5
The Discourse on Enclosure	p. 5
The Discourse on Standards	p. 6
Methodological Approaches	p. 7
Scope of this Study	p. 7
Target Audience	p. 11
Perspective of the Researcher	p. 11
Conclusion	p. 12
References	p. 13
Endnotes	p. 16
Standards and Standardization Practice	p. 18
Introduction	p. 18
Overview of the Standardization System	p. 20
Taxonomy of Standards	p. 21
The International Landscape	p. 23
Divergent Systems and Cultures	p. 25
The U.S. Standardization System	p. 27
Conclusion	p. 34
References	p. 35
Endnotes	p. 37
The Global Context of Standardization	p. 42
Introduction	p. 42
Immediate Context of the Study	p. 42
Greater Context of the Study	p. 44
Discourse on Enclosure	p. 49
The Standards Discourse	p. 56
Discourse on Social Construction of Technology	p. 58
Institutionalization	p. 59
Conclusion	p. 59
References	p. 60
Endnotes	p. 75
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches	p. 78
Introduction	p. 78
Discourse as Theory and Method	p. 80
Relevant Discourses and Social Practices	p. 81
Theoretical Perspectives	p. 83
Research Questions	p. 96
Conclusion	p. 97
References	p. 98
Endnotes	p. 103
Situated Discourse and Essential Terms	p. 105
Introduction	p. 105
Field Research Method	p. 106
Essential Terms of the Discourse	p. 107
Conclusion	p. 114
References	p. 114
Endnotes	p. 115
Traditional Institutional Structures and Practices	p. 117
Introduction	p. 117
ITU-International Telecommunication Union	p. 118
IEC-International Electrotechnical Commission	p. 126
ISO-International Organization for Standardization	p. 130
Conclusion	p. 135
References	p. 138
Endnotes	p. 139
Discourse on Standardization: Public or Private?	p. 141
Introduction	p. 141
Structure and Openness	p. 142
Taxonomy of Arguments and Discourses	p. 155
Analysis of Cases	p. 166
Responses	p. 179
Conclusion	p. 184
References	p. 185
Endnotes	p. 189
Conclusion	p. 192
Introduction	p. 192
Research Questions and Conclusions	p. 192
Elaboration of Conclusions	p. 194
Recommendations	p. 200
Summary of the Study	p. 200
Results of the Research and Analysis	p. 202
Claims for Legitimacy	p. 204
Limitations of the Study	p. 204
Directions for Further Research	p. 207
Observations	p. 211
References	p. 213
Endnotes	p. 215
Compilation of References	p. 216
Glossary	p. 237
About the Author	p. 243
Appendix	p. 244
Index	p. 355
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