Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. History 3. Economic profile 4. Political profile 5. Cultural profile 6. Conclusion

About the Author

Micky Lee is an associate professor of media studies at Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA. She has published in the areas of feminist political economy, information, technologies, and finance. Her latest books are Understanding the Business of Global Media in the Digital Age and Bubbles and Machines: Gender, Information, and Financial Crises.