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Tables of Contents for Politics As Usual
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
 
The Normalization of Cyberspace
1
24
The Great Transformation and Beyond
3
5
Three Types of Internet Politics
8
13
Intra-Net Politics
8
2
Politics That Affects the Net
10
4
Political Uses of the Net
14
7
Looking Forward
21
4
Democracy in Cyberspace: A Brief History
25
28
The Rise of ARPANET
26
5
Expanding and Linking Computer Networks
31
6
From ARPANET to the Internet
37
3
The World Wide Web and the Popularization of Cyberspace
40
7
Political Consequences of Popularization
47
6
Parties and Interest Groups: Organizing, Lobbying, and Electioneering in Cyberspace
53
24
Political Parties on the Internet
57
9
Candidates on the World Wide Web
66
3
Political Interest Groups on the Web
69
3
The Future of Political Web Sites
72
5
Elected Officials and Government Bureaucracy in Cyberspace
77
22
Accessing Government Via the Internet
78
1
The Executive on the Net
79
14
Legislatures on the Net
93
3
Keeping Government on the Web in Perspective
96
3
The Internet, Mass Media, and Public Opinion
99
18
The Great Democratic Hope
100
4
Media and Democracy
104
5
News of Public Affairs on the Internet
109
8
Doing Business on the Web: New Rules and New Taxes?
117
40
Electronic Commerce
119
2
Establishing a Legal Framework for Electronic Commerce
121
3
Intellectual Property Protection
124
3
Protecting Privacy
127
4
Taxing the Internet
131
15
The Bit Tax
146
4
International Politics and Taxation
150
3
Conclusion
153
4
Gambling on the Internet: A Case Study in the Politics of Regulation
157
24
History of Gambling Regulation
159
2
Enforcement in Cyberspace: Within the United States
161
3
Enforcement in Cyberspace: Offshore
164
4
Proposed Federal Legislation
168
13
Criminal Activity in Cyberspace and What to Do About It
181
24
Crime in Cyberspace
182
19
Network Crime
183
10
Computer Crime
193
8
Conclusion
201
4
Democracy and Cyberspace: A Peek Into the Future
205
20
How the Net Will Not Contribute to Democracy
207
3
How the Net Will Contribute to Democracy
210
2
Inequalities in Cyberspace
212
4
The Internet and Hopes for World Peace
216
1
Setting Internet Policy in the Years Ahead
217
8
References
225
16
Index
241
5
About the Authors
246