The Politics of Telecommunications:National Institutions, Convergence, and Change in Britain and France

This book examines and compares policy making in telecommunications in Britain and France over the last three decades. It confronts important questions related to liberalization, regulation and the role of the nation state in an increasingly international economy and analyzes the theoretical strengths and weaknesses of various models of public policy formation.

Mark Thatcher is Lecturer in Public Administration and Public Policy, Department of Government, London School of Economics.