"Brings together 54 articles on research and policy on communications in the "three worlds" by scholars and policy makers from the U.S., Western Europe, the socialist countries including the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe, and the developing world, including Africa, Asia, and Latin America - 25 countries all told. The editors' goal was "not to orchestrate the voices but to select papers that are well-argued and representative of the diversity of opinion on various issues." Thus there are case studies as well as policy statements and critiques. In five parts: "Global Perspectives on Information," "Transnational Communications: The Flow of News and Images," "Telecommunications," "Mass Communications: Development within National Contexts," and "Intergovemmental Systems. " Appendixes include a bibliography, international and intergovernmental events and documents on the subject, acronyms and other terms used, and global satellite systems." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 143)